Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2011
Complete genome sequence of Brachyspira intermedia reveals unique genomic features in Brachyspira species and phage-mediated horizontal gene transfer
Håfström, Therese; Jansson, Monica Desiree Seger; Segerman, BoAbstract
Conclusions: The accessory gene pool shapes species-specific traits. It is also influenced by reductive genome evolution and horizontal gene transfer. Gene-transfer events can cross both species and genus boundaries and bacteriophages appear to play an important role in this process. A mechanism for horizontal gene transfer appears to be gene translocations leading to remodeling of bacteriophages in combination with broad tropism.Keywords
Brachyspira intermedia; genome comparison; bacteriophages; horizontal gene transfer; AT/GC-skewPublished in
BMC Genomics2011, volume: 12, article number: 395
Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
Authors' information
Håfström, Therese
Jansson, Monica Desiree Seger (Jansson, Desirée)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Biomedical Science and Veterinary Public Health
Segerman, Bo
UKÄ Subject classification
Genetics
Microbiology
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-395
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/46484