Key Transitions in the Evolution of Rapid and Slow Growing Mycobacteria Identified by Comparative Genomics
Nathan L. Bachmann, Rauf Salamzade, Abigail L. Manson, Richard J. Whittington, Vitali Sintchenko, Ashlee M. Earl, Ben J. Marais
Abstract
operon was present in ancestral rapid growing species, but later adapted by slow growing species for use as a mechanism to establish an intra-cellular lifestyle.
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BiologyOperonGeneGeneticsPhenotypeComparative genomicsGenomePhylogenetic treePhylogeneticsGenomicsEscherichia coliMycobacterium research and diagnosisTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies