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The genome of Thermosipho africanus TCF52B: lateral genetic connections to the Firmicutes and Archaea.

ABSTRACT: Lateral gene transfers (LGT) (also called horizontal gene transfers) have been a major force shaping the Thermosipho africanus TCF52B genome, whose sequence we describe here. Firmicutes emerge as the principal LGT partner. Twenty-six percent of phylogenetic trees suggest LGT with this group, while 13% of the open reading frames indicate LGT with Archaea.

SUBMITTER: Nesbo CL

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2648366 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The genome of Thermosipho africanus TCF52B: lateral genetic connections to the Firmicutes and Archaea.

Nesbø Camilla L CL Bapteste Eric E Curtis Bruce B Dahle Håkon H Lopez Philippe P Macleod Dave D Dlutek Marlena M Bowman Sharen S Zhaxybayeva Olga O Birkeland Nils-Kåre NK Doolittle W Ford WF

Journal of bacteriology 20090105 6

Lateral gene transfers (LGT) (also called horizontal gene transfers) have been a major force shaping the Thermosipho africanus TCF52B genome, whose sequence we describe here. Firmicutes emerge as the principal LGT partner. Twenty-six percent of phylogenetic trees suggest LGT with this group, while 13% of the open reading frames indicate LGT with Archaea. ...[more]

PMID: 19124572

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