Key Transitions in the Evolution of Rapid and Slow Growing Mycobacteria Identified by Comparative Genomics

Key Transitions in the Evolution of Rapid and Slow Growing Mycobacteria Identified by Comparative Genomics

Mycobacteria have been classified into rapid and slow growing phenotypes, but the genetic factors that underlie these growth rate differences are not well understood. We compared the genomes of 157 mycobacterial species, representing all major branches of the mycobacterial phylogenetic tree to ident...

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Main Authors: Nathan L. Bachmann, Rauf Salamzade, Abigail L. Manson, Richard Whittington, Vitali Sintchenko, Ashlee M. Earl, Ben J. Marais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Mycobacterium species
growth phenotype
evolution
comparative genomics
phylogenetic analysis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03019/full

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