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UrduNew Georgia Tech study shows bacteria form distinct species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange via homologous recombination.
Tag: microbial evolution
The first map of the Microverse
Whether in hot springs, in the human intestine or in the deep sea – microorganisms colonise almost every place on earth, sometimes under extreme conditions.
Same same but different
A method for detecting intraspecies genomic diversity of uncultivated bacterial DNA has been developed. This enhanced MAG method’s ability to detect previously overlooked variations focuses on the DNA sequence and structural traits of the genome. The spectrum of microdiversity in environmental bacterial genomes has been found to be broader than expected.