Novel large-scale chromosomal transfer in bacteroides fragilis contributes to its pan-genome and rapid environmental adaptation

Microbial Genomics

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  Husain, Fasahath ^a   Tang, Kevin ^b   Veeranagouda, Yaligara ^c   Boente, Renata ^c   Patrick, Sheila ^d   Blakely, Garry ^e   Wexler, Hannah M ^c  

^a Brentwood Biomedical Research Institute Los Angeles   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GLAVAHCS   (United States)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteroides fragilis; Horizontal transmission; Polysaccharide capsules; Restriction modification system

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DNA INTEGRATION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE DELETION; GENOME; IMMUNOGENICITY; MESORHIZOBIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING; ADAPTATION; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTEROIDES INFECTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPOSON;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HUMANS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 85035060317     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20575858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000136     Document Type: Article

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