Environmentally-driven gene content convergence and the Bacillus phylogeny

Environmentally-driven gene content convergence and the Bacillus phylogeny

Abstract Background Members of the Bacillus genus have been isolated from a variety of environments. However, the relationship between potential metabolism and the niche from which bacteria of this genus have been isolated has not been extensively studied. The existence of a monophyletic aquatic Bac...

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Main Authors: Ismael L. Hernández-González, Gabriel Moreno-Hagelsieb, Gabriela Olmedo-Álvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Bacillus evolution
Phylogenomics
Comparative genomics
Evolutionary genomics
Functional content
Homoplasy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1261-7

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