AT Homopolymer Strings in Salmonella enterica Subspecies I Contribute to Speciation and Serovar Diversity.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC8538453 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
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AT Homopolymer Strings in <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Subspecies I Contribute to Speciation and Serovar Diversity.
Guard Jean J Rivers Adam R AR Vaughn Justin N JN Rothrock Michael J MJ Oladeinde Adelumola A Shah Devendra H DH
Microorganisms 20211001 10
Adenine and thymine homopolymer strings of at least 8 nucleotides (AT 8+mers) were characterized in <i>Salmonella enterica</i> subspecies I. The motif differed between other taxonomic classes but not between <i>Salmonella enterica</i> serovars. The motif in plasmids was possibly associated with serovar. Approximately 12.3% of the <i>S. enterica</i> motif loci had mutations. Mutability of AT 8+mers suggests that genomes undergo frequent repair to maintain optimal gene content, and that the motif ...[more]
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