Environmentally-driven gene content convergence and the Bacillus phylogeny.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Members of the Bacillus genus have been isolated from a variety of environments. However, the relationship between potential metabolism and the niche from which bacteria of this genus have been isolated has not been extensively studied. The existence of a monophyletic aquatic Bacillus group, composed of members isolated from both marine and fresh water has been proposed. Here, we present a phylogenetic/phylogenomic analysis to investigate the potential relationship between the environment from which group members have been isolated and their evolutionary origin. We also carried out hierarchical clustering based on functional content to test for potential environmental effects on the genetic content of these bacteria.

Results

The phylogenetic reconstruction showed

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Gonzalez IL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6171248 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature