Abstract
The extent of chromosome rearrangements in Pyrococcus isolates from marine hydrothermal vents in Vulcano Island, Italy, was evaluated by high-throughput genomic methods. The results illustrate the dynamic nature of the genomes of the genus Pyrococcus and raise the possibility of a connection between rapidly changing environmental conditions and adaptive genomic properties.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adaptation, Biological
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Chromosomes, Archaeal*
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DNA, Archaeal / chemistry
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DNA, Archaeal / genetics*
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Gene Rearrangement*
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Gene Transfer, Horizontal*
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Genome, Archaeal*
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Hot Springs / microbiology*
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Italy
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Pyrococcus / genetics*
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Pyrococcus / isolation & purification
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Sequence Analysis, DNA