A Polysaccharide Biosynthesis Locus in Vibrio parahaemolyticus Important for Biofilm Formation Has Homologs Widely Distributed in Aquatic Bacteria Mainly from <i>Gammaproteobacteria</i>
Ming Liu, Hailing Nie, Xuesong Luo, S Samuel Yang, Haozhe Chen, Peng Cai
Abstract
loci are likely driven by horizontal gene transfer, gene loss, gene duplication, and fragment fusion. Our results provide new insights into the function and evolution of this widespread polysaccharide biosynthesis locus.
Topics & Concepts
Vibrio parahaemolyticusBiofilmGammaproteobacteriaMicrobiologyBacteriaBiologyPolysaccharideMarine bacteriophageLocus (genetics)GeneGeneticsBiochemistry16S ribosomal RNAVibrio bacteria research studiesAquaculture disease management and microbiotaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing