Draft genomes of three closely related low light-adapted Prochlorococcus by Berta-Thompson, Jessie W., Thomas, Elaina, Cubillos-Ruiz, Andrés, Hackl, Thomas, Becker, Jamie W., Coe, Allison, Biller, Steven J., Berube, Paul M., Chisholm, Sallie W.

“…Abstract Objectives The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is a critical part of warm ocean ecosystems and a model for studying microbial evolution and ecology. To expand the representation of this organism’s vast wild diversity in sequence collections, we performed a set of isolation efforts targeting low light-adapted Prochlorococcus. …”
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Global WWTP Microbiome-based Integrative Information Platform: From experience to intelligence by Fuzhong Xiong, Zhiguo Su, Yushi Tang, Tianjiao Dai, Donghui Wen

“…Beyond its practical applications, this platform has significant scientific and social value, supporting multidisciplinary research, documenting microbial evolution, advancing Wastewater-Based Epidemiology, and enhancing global resource sharing. …”
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The genetic basis of Escherichia coli pathoadaptation to macrophages. by Migla Miskinyte, Ana Sousa, Ana Sousa, Ana Sousa, Ricardo S Ramiro, Jorge A Moura de Sousa, Jerzy Kotlinowski, Iris Caramalho, Sara Magalhães, Miguel P Soares, Isabel Gordo

“…In conclusion, we reveal a molecular mechanism explaining how a specific component of host innate immunity can modulate microbial evolution towards pathogenicity.…”
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Horizontal gene transfer dynamics and distribution of fitness effects during microbial <it>in silico </it>evolution by Mozhayskiy Vadim, Tagkopoulos Ilias

“…Here, we utilize a multi-scale microbial evolution model to comprehensively study the effect of HGT on the evolution of complex traits and organization of gene regulatory networks.…”

Species-level analysis of DNA sequence data from the NIH Human Microbiome Project. by Sean Conlan, Heidi H Kong, Julia A Segre

“…This study demonstrates how genomic techniques and information could be critically important to trace microbial evolution and implement hospital infection control.…”
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Impact of Antibiotic Pollution on the Bacterial Population within Surface Water with Special Focus on Mountain Rivers by Klaudia Kulik, Anna Lenart-Boroń, Kinga Wyrzykowska

“…Antibiotics are ecological factors driving microbial evolution by changing the bacterial community composition, inhibiting or promoting their ecological functions, and enriching and maintaining drug resistance. …”
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Harnessing natural diversity to probe metabolic pathways. by Oliver R Homann, Houjian Cai, Jeffrey M Becker, Susan L Lindquist

“…High-throughput phenotyping facilitates the rapid exploration of the molecular basis of biological complexity, allowing for future detailed investigation of the selective pressures that drive microbial evolution.…”
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Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea: Sequencing a Myriad of Type Strains by DeLong, Edward

“…This effort will provide an unprecedented level of coverage of our planet's genetic diversity, allow for the large-scale discovery of novel genes and functions, and lead to an improved understanding of microbial evolution and function in the environment.…”
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The ecology and evolution of complex microbial communities by Coyte, K

“…In the first part I have studied microbial evolution in porous environments such as one might find in soil or aquifers. …”

The Immune System and Responses to Cancer: Coordinated Evolution [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Brendon J. Coventry, Martin Ashdown, Maciej Henneberg

“…Indeed, the immune system as an environmental influence has also shaped somatic and microbial evolution. Although the immune system is tuned to primarily controlling microbiological challenges for combatting infection, it can also remove damaged and aberrant cells, including cancer cells to induce long-term cures. …”
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Draft genomes of three closely related low light-adapted Prochlorococcus by Jessie W. Berta-Thompson, Elaina Thomas, Andrés Cubillos-Ruiz, Thomas Hackl, Jamie W. Becker, Allison Coe, Steven J. Biller, Paul M. Berube, Sallie W. Chisholm

“…Abstract Objectives The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is a critical part of warm ocean ecosystems and a model for studying microbial evolution and ecology. To expand the representation of this organism’s vast wild diversity in sequence collections, we performed a set of isolation efforts targeting low light-adapted Prochlorococcus. …”
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The diversity of unique 1,4,5,6-Tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid coding common genes and Universal stress protein in Ectoine TRAP cluster (UspA) in 32 Halomonas spec... by Bhagwan Narayan Rekadwad, Wen-Jun Li, P. D. Rekha

“…Furthermore, the existence of the Universal stress protein (UspA) gene suggests that Halomonas species developed directly from primitive bacteria, highlighting its role during the progression of microbial evolution.…”
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Low mutational load and high mutation rate variation in gut commensal bacteria. by Ricardo S Ramiro, Paulo Durão, Claudia Bank, Isabel Gordo

“…This indicates that the dynamics of beneficial mutations are not shaped by constant positive Darwinian selection but could be explained by other evolutionary mechanisms that maintain genetic diversity. Thus, microbial evolution in the gut is likely characterised by partial sweeps of beneficial mutations combined with hitchhiking of slightly deleterious mutations, which take a long time to be purged because they impose a low mutational load. …”
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Evolution of class 1 integrons: Mobilization and dispersal via food-borne bacteria. by Timothy M Ghaly, Louise Chow, Amy J Asher, Liette S Waldron, Michael R Gillings

“…Reconstructing the history of class 1 integrons might help us control further spread of antibiotic resistance by understanding how human activities influence microbial evolution. Here we describe a class 1 integron that represents an intermediate stage in the evolutionary history of clinical integrons. …”
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Environmental Factors That Contribute to the Maintenance of <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> Pathogenesis by Maphori Maliehe, Mathope A. Ntoi, Shayanki Lahiri, Olufemi S. Folorunso, Adepemi O. Ogundeji, Carolina H. Pohl, Olihile M. Sebolai

“…This host&#8722;pathogen association drives microbial evolution, as such organisms are under selective pressure and can become more pathogenic. …”
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New process for production of fermented black table olives using selected autochthonous microbial resources by Maria eTufariello, Miriana eDurante, Francesca Anna Ramires, Francesco eGrieco, Luca eTommasi, Ezio ePerbellini, Vittorio eFalco, Maria eTasioula-Margari, Antonio Francesco Logrieco, Giovanni eMita, Gianluca eBleve

“…This study, for the first time, describes the employment of selected autochthonous microbial resources optimized to mimic the microbial evolution already recorded during spontaneous fermentations.…”
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Bacterial Stationary-Phase Evolution by Ana Butorac, Jasna Mrvčić, Tibela Landeka Dragičević, Vesna Stehlik-Tomas, Višnja Bačun-Družina

“…Metagenomics and advances in molecular biology methods have enhanced knowledge of microbial evolution, metabolism, functions, their interactions with other organisms and their environment. …”
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Core genes can have higher recombination rates than accessory genes within global microbial populations by Asher Preska Steinberg, Mingzhi Lin, Edo Kussell

“…Recombination is essential to microbial evolution, and is involved in the spread of antibiotic resistance, antigenic variation, and adaptation to the host niche. …”
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Paleozoic diversification of terrestrial chitin-degrading bacterial lineages by Danielle S. Gruen, Joanna M. Wolfe, Gregory P. Fournier

“…The convergence of multiple lines of evidence demonstrates the utility of HGT-based dating methods in microbial evolution. The pattern of inheritance of chitinase genes in multiple terrestrial bacterial lineages via HGT processes suggests that these genes, and possibly other genes encoding substrate-specific enzymes, can serve as a “standard candle” for dating microbial lineages across the Tree of Life.…”
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Palaeomicrobiology: Application of Ancient DNA Sequencing to Better Understand Bacterial Genome Evolution and Adaptation by Luis A. Arriola, Alan Cooper, Alan Cooper, Laura S. Weyrich, Laura S. Weyrich, Laura S. Weyrich

“…The study of microorganisms from ancient sources (palaeomicrobiology) using DNA sequencing now provides a unique opportunity to examine ancient microbial genomic content, explore pathogenicity, and understand microbial evolution in greater detail than ever before. …”
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