Genomic variation among closely related Vibrio alginolyticus strains is located on mobile genetic elements

• Published in: BMC genomics Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 354 - 14
• Main Authors: Chibani, Cynthia Maria, Roth, Olivia, Liesegang, Heiko, Wendling, Carolin Charlotte
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.05.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adaptation; Bacteria; Chromosomes; Colonization; Drug Resistance - genetics; Ecotypes; Evolution, Molecular; Fjords; Gene transfer; Gene Transfer, Horizontal; Genes; Genetic Variation; Genome, Bacterial; Genomes; Genomic Islands; Genomics; Horizontal gene transfer; Horizontal transfer; Mega-plasmids; Mobile genetic elements; Niche-adaptation; Niches; Nucleotide sequence; Pangenome; Phylogeny; Plasmids; Shells; Signatures; Speciation; Strains (organisms); Transposons; Vibrio; Vibrio alginolyticus; Vibrio alginolyticus - classification; Vibrio alginolyticus - genetics; Vibrio alginolyticus - isolation & purification; Vibrio alginolyticus - pathogenicity; Virulence; Virulence - genetics; Waterborne diseases; Niche-adaptation; Genomic islands; Mega-plasmids; Pangenome; Mobile genetic elements; Horizontal gene transfer

Species of the genus Vibrio, one of the most diverse bacteria genera, have undergone niche adaptation followed by clonal expansion. Niche adaptation and ultimately the formation of ecotypes and speciation in this genus has been suggested to be mainly driven by horizontal gene transfer (HGT) through...