Phylogeny, Divergent Evolution, and Speciation of Sulfur-Oxidizing Acidithiobacillus Populations

Abstract Background Habitats colonized by acidophiles as an ideal physical barrier may induce genetic exchange of microbial members within the common communities, but little is known about how species in extremely acidic environments diverge and evolve. Results Using the acidophilic sulfur-oxidizer...

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Main Authors: Xian Zhang, Xueduan Liu, Liangzhi Li, Guanyun Wei, Danli Zhang, Yili Liang, Bo Miao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5827-6