The Geobacillus pan-genome: implications for the evolution of the genus

The Geobacillus pan-genome: implications for the evolution of the genus

The genus Geobacillus is comprised of a diverse group of spore-forming Gram-positive thermophilic bacterial species and is well known for both its ecological diversity and as a source of novel thermostable enzymes. Although the mechanisms underlying the thermophilicity of the organism and the thermo...

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Main Authors: Oliver Keoagile Ignatius Bezuidt, Rian ePierneef, Amine eGomri, Fiyin eAdesioye, Thulani Peter Makhalanyane, Karima eKharroub, Don A Cowan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Geobacillus
horizontal gene transfer
pan-genome
Soft core
Conserved core
flexible genomes
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00723/full

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