Long-term evolution of Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus pneumoniae leads to higher genetic diversity within rather than between human populations
C. Davison, S. Tallman, M. de Ste-Croix, M. Antonio, M. R. Oggioni, B. Kwambana-Adams, F. Freund, S. Beleza
This study compares genetic diversity within and between populations of Streptococcus mitis and S. pneumoniae, finding higher within-population diversity in S. mitis due to larger effective population size.
bioRxiv · Nov 22, 2023Evolutionary Biology