Fitting the niche by genomic adaptation

Nicholas Thomson*, Stephen Bentley, Matthew Holden, Julian Parkhill

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Abstract

Studying microbial genomics has shown that the genomes of bacteria are extremely dynamic in evolutionary terms. Many research groups have linked the adaptation of an organism to a niche to large changes in genome size and content. A number of recent papers have underlined the degree to which the genomes of different organisms are a reflection of the opportunities and constraints imposed by their chosen niche.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)92-93
Number of pages2
JournalNature Reviews Microbiology
Volume1
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2003

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