Recombination-independent rapid convergent evolution of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori

Recombination-independent rapid convergent evolution of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori

Abstract Background Helicobacter pylori is a human stomach pathogen, naturally-competent for DNA uptake, and prone to homologous recombination. Extensive homoplasy (i.e., phylogenetically-unlinked identical variations) observed in H. pylori genes is considered a hallmark of such recombination. Howev...

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Main Authors: Sujay Chattopadhyay, Peter B. Chi, Vladimir N. Minin, Douglas E. Berg, Evgeni V. Sokurenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Helicobacter pylori
Gastric pathogen
Protein-coding genes
Convergent mutations
Adaptive evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-5231-7

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