Robustness encoded across essential and accessory replicons of the ecologically versatile bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti.

Bacterial genome evolution is characterized by gains, losses, and rearrangements of functional genetic segments. The extent to which large-scale genomic alterations influence genotype-phenotype relationships has not been investigated in a high-throughput manner. In the symbiotic soil bacterium Sinor...

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Main Authors: George C diCenzo, Alex B Benedict, Marco Fondi, Graham C Walker, Turlough M Finan, Alessio Mengoni, Joel S Griffitts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5929573?pdf=render