Comparative genomics of Brachyspira pilosicoli strains: Genome rearrangements, reductions and correlation of genetic compliment with phenotypic diversity

BMC Genomics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Mappley, Luke J ^a   Black, Michael L ^a,b   AbuOun, Manal ^a   Darby, Alistair C ^c   Woodward, Martin J ^a   Parkhill, Julian ^d   Turner, A K ^d,e   Bellgard, Matthew I ^a   La, Tom ^f   Phillips, Nyree D ^f   La Ragione, Roberto M ^a,g   Hampson, David J ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e SUMMIT PLC   (United Kingdom)

^f MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachyspira pilosicoli; Colitis; Genome comparison; Horizontal gene transfer; Phenotype MicroArray ; Spirochaete; Whole genome sequencing; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

GLUCURONIC ACID; GLYCINE REDUCTASE; PEPTIDASE; TRANSPOSASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA AALBORGI; BRACHYSPIRA ALVINIPULLI; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; BRACHYSPIRA INTERMEDIA; BRACHYSPIRA MURDOCHII; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENOTYPE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BIRDS; BRACHYSPIRA; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME SIZE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HOST SPECIFICITY; HUMANS; INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHENOTYPE; SWINE; TRANSPOSASES;

AVES; BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; SPIROCHAETA; SUS;

EID: 84865662983     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-454     Document Type: Article

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