Repetitive DNA and next-generation sequencing: computational challenges and solutions

TJ Treangen, SL Salzberg - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2012‏ - nature.com
Repetitive DNA sequences are abundant in a broad range of species, from bacteria to
mammals, and they cover nearly half of the human genome. Repeats have always …

[HTML][HTML] A Review of Scrub Typhus (Orientia tsutsugamushi and Related Organisms): Then, Now, and Tomorrow

A Luce-Fedrow, ML Lehman, DJ Kelly… - Tropical medicine and …, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Scrub typhus and the rickettsial diseases represent some of the oldest recognized vector-
transmitted diseases, fraught with a rich historical aspect, particularly as applied to …

Cells within cells: Rickettsiales and the obligate intracellular bacterial lifestyle

J Salje - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021‏ - nature.com
The Rickettsiales are a group of obligate intracellular vector-borne Gram-negative bacteria
that include many organisms of clinical and agricultural importance, including Anaplasma …

The RelA/SpoT homolog (RSH) superfamily: distribution and functional evolution of ppGpp synthetases and hydrolases across the tree of life

GC Atkinson, T Tenson, V Hauryliuk - PloS one, 2011‏ - journals.plos.org
RelA/SpoT Homologue (RSH) proteins, named for their sequence similarity to the RelA and
SpoT enzymes of Escherichia coli, comprise a superfamily of enzymes that synthesize …

Horizontal transfer, not duplication, drives the expansion of protein families in prokaryotes

TJ Treangen, EPC Rocha - PLoS genetics, 2011‏ - journals.plos.org
Gene duplication followed by neo-or sub-functionalization deeply impacts the evolution of
protein families and is regarded as the main source of adaptive functional novelty in …

Biological diversity of prokaryotic type IV secretion systems

CE Alvarez-Martinez, PJ Christie - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2009‏ - journals.asm.org
Type IV secretion systems (T4SS) translocate DNA and protein substrates across prokaryotic
cell envelopes generally by a mechanism requiring direct contact with a target cell. Three …

[کتاب][B] Practical handbook of microbiology

LH Green, E Goldman - 2021‏ - books.google.com
Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

Scrub Typhus: The Geographic Distribution of Phenotypic and Genotypic Variants of Orientia tsutsugamushi

DJ Kelly, PA Fuerst, WM Ching… - Clinical infectious …, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
Orientia tsutsugamushi is the etiological agent of scrub typhus, an acute, mite-borne, febrile
illness that occurs in the Asia-Pacific region. Historically, strain characterization used …

The repertoire of ICE in prokaryotes underscores the unity, diversity, and ubiquity of conjugation

J Guglielmini, L Quintais, MP Garcillán-Barcia… - PLoS …, 2011‏ - journals.plos.org
Horizontal gene transfer shapes the genomes of prokaryotes by allowing rapid acquisition of
novel adaptive functions. Conjugation allows the broadest range and the highest gene …

Evolutionary microbial genomics: insights into bacterial host adaptation

C Toft, SGE Andersson - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2010‏ - nature.com
Host-adapted bacteria include mutualists and pathogens of animals, plants and insects.
Their study is therefore important for biotechnology, biodiversity and human health. The …