The divided bacterial genome: structure, function, and evolution

GC Dicenzo, TM Finan - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Approximately 10% of bacterial genomes are split between two or more large DNA
fragments, a genome architecture referred to as a multipartite genome. This multipartite …

Old trade, new tricks: insights into the spontaneous mutation process from the partnering of classical mutation accumulation experiments with high-throughput …

V Katju, U Bergthorsson - Genome Biology and Evolution, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Mutations spawn genetic variation which, in turn, fuels evolution. Hence, experimental
investigations into the rate and fitness effects of spontaneous mutations are central to the …

Prochlorococcus have low global mutation rate and small effective population size

Z Chen, X Wang, Y Song, Q Zeng, Y Zhang… - Nature ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Prochlorococcus are the most abundant free-living photosynthetic carbon-fixing organisms
in the ocean. Prochlorococcus show small genome sizes, low genomic G+ C content …

In-host population dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex during active disease

R Vargas, L Freschi, M Marin, LE Epperson, M Smith… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death globally. Understanding the population
dynamics of TB's causative agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (Mtbc) in-host is vital …

A tale of genome compartmentalization: the evolution of virulence clusters in smut fungi

JY Dutheil, G Mannhaupt, G Schweizer… - Genome biology and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Smut fungi are plant pathogens mostly parasitizing wild species of grasses as well as
domesticated cereal crops. Genome analysis of several smut fungi including Ustilago …

Sources of spontaneous mutagenesis in bacteria

JW Schroeder, P Yeesin, LA Simmons… - Critical reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Mutations in an organism's genome can arise spontaneously, that is, in the absence of
exogenous stress and prior to selection. Mutations are often neutral or deleterious to …

Long-term evolution of Burkholderia multivorans during a chronic cystic fibrosis infection reveals shifting forces of selection

IN Silva, PM Santos, MR Santos, JEA Zlosnik… - …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Burkholderia multivorans is an opportunistic pathogen capable of causing severe disease in
patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Patients may be chronically infected for years, during which …

Investigation of sequential outbreaks of Burkholderia cepacia and multidrug-resistant extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Klebsiella species in a West African …

U Okomo, M Senghore, S Darboe, E Bojang… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Sick newborns admitted to neonatal units in low-resource settings are at an
increased risk of develo** hospital-acquired infections due to poor clinical care practices …

Paramecium Genetics, Genomics, and Evolution

H Long, P Johri, JF Gout, J Ni, Y Hao… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The ciliate genus Paramecium served as one of the first model systems in microbial
eukaryotic genetics, contributing much to the early understanding of phenomena as diverse …

Codon usage and codon pair patterns in non-grass monocot genomes

P Mazumdar, RY Binti Othman, K Mebus… - Annals of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Studies on codon usage in monocots have focused on
grasses, and observed patterns of this taxon were generalized to all monocot species. Here …