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SUBMITTER: Chibani CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7216594 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC genomics 20200511 1
<h4>Background</h4>Species of the genus Vibrio, one of the most diverse bacteria genera, have undergone niche adaptation followed by clonal expansion. Niche adaptation and ultimately the formation of ecotypes and speciation in this genus has been suggested to be mainly driven by horizontal gene transfer (HGT) through mobile genetic elements (MGEs). Our knowledge about the diversity and distribution of Vibrio MGEs is heavily biased towards human pathogens and our understanding of the distribution ...[more]