Dynamics of genome rearrangement in bacterial populations.

Genome structure variation has profound impacts on phenotype in organisms ranging from microbes to humans, yet little is known about how natural selection acts on genome arrangement. Pathogenic bacteria such as Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic and pneumonic plague, often exhibit a high degree o...

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Main Authors: Aaron E Darling, István Miklós, Mark A Ragan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-07-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2483231?pdf=render