Putative evolution of Myxococcus fulvus 124B02 plasmid pMF1 from a chromosomal segment in another Myxococcus species.

ABSTRACT: Myxobacteria or order Myxococcales (old nomenclature) or phylum Myxococcota (new terminology) are fascinating organisms well known for their diverse peculiar physiological, taxonomic, and genomic properties. Researchers have long sought to identify plasmids within these organisms, yet thus far, only two organisms from different families have been found to harbor a plasmid. This study delves into the putative evolution of one of these plasmids, i.e., pMF1 present in Myxococcus fulvus 124B02 in the suborder Cystobacterineae and family Myxococcaceae. Here, we first reannotated the pMF1 plasmid genome sequence and identified two additional open reading frames or putative genes which were not annotated until now. We further reported that all pMF1 plasmid genes depict homology with Myx

SUBMITTER: Jain S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11705834 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature