Open AccessDNA Diversification in Two Sinorhizobium Species
Author(s) -
Xianwu Guo,
Margarita Avilés Flores,
Lucía Morales,
Delfino García,
Patricia Bustos,
Víctor González,
Rafael Palacios,
Guillermo Dávila
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.00384-07
Subject(s) - biology , replicon , sinorhizobium meliloti , genome , genetics , dna , genomic dna , bacterial genome size , diversification (marketing strategy) , evolutionary biology , bacteria , gene , symbiosis , marketing , business
The comparative analysis of genomic characteristics and single-nucleotide polymorphism patterns from large fragments borne on different replicons ofSinorhizobium spp. genomes clearly demonstrate that DNA recombination among closely related bacteria is a major event in the diversification of this genome, especially in pSymA, resulting in mosaic structure.