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7812446

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-9
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis and Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris are closely related phenotypically and genetically. Here we report that certain regions of their chromosomes diverge considerably more than others. Conserved regions differ by less than 20%, whilst variable regions differ by more than 60%. This mosaic structure may have arisen by horizontal gene transfer from distantly related bacteria since in a particular region of the L. lactis subsp. cremoris chromosome the G+C content and the codon bias are not typical for lactococci. Such an exchange, which conserves the function of the gene and cannot be achieved under selective pressure, may be of considerable importance in the evolution of bacteria.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1350-0872
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
140 ( Pt 11)
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3053-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Mosaic structure of large regions of the Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris chromosome.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Génétique Microbienne, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en-Josas, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't