Genome-Based Characterization of Biological Processes That Differentiate Closely Related Bacteria.

ABSTRACT: Bacteriologists have strived toward attaining a natural classification system based on evolutionary relationships for nearly 100 years. In the early twentieth century it was accepted that a phylogeny-based system would be the most appropriate, but in the absence of molecular data, this approach proved exceedingly difficult. Subsequent technical advances and the increasing availability of genome sequencing have allowed for the generation of robust phylogenies at all taxonomic levels. In this study, we explored the possibility of linking biological characters to higher-level taxonomic groups in bacteria by making use of whole genome sequence information. For this purpose, we specifically targeted the genus Pantoea and its four main lineages. The shared gene sets were determined for

SUBMITTER: Palmer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5808187 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature