Bacteria Are Smartphones and Mobile Genes Are Apps

Bacteria Are Smartphones and Mobile Genes Are Apps

Bacterial core and accessory genome components are analogous to the operating system and applications of smartphones. The core genome provides stable taxonomy and species lists, but phenotypes reflect the mobile pool of accessory genes. This suggests changes to the ways we define bacterial species a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Trends in microbiology (Regular ed.) 2016-12, Vol.24 (12), p.931-932
1. Verfasser: Young, J. Peter W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
accessory gene
Bacteria
Bacteria - classification
Bacteria - genetics
core genome
DNA, Bacterial - genetics
Genes, Bacterial
Genome, Bacterial
Humans
Internal Medicine
Mobile Applications
Phenotype
Smartphone
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Zusammenfassung:Bacterial core and accessory genome components are analogous to the operating system and applications of smartphones. The core genome provides stable taxonomy and species lists, but phenotypes reflect the mobile pool of accessory genes. This suggests changes to the ways we define bacterial species and describe bacterial communities.
ISSN:0966-842X
1878-4380
DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2016.09.002