MicrobiologybioRxiv
Comparative genomics unravels mechanisms of genetic adaptation for the catabolism of the phenylurea herbicide linuron in Variovorax
B. Öztürk, J. Werner, J. P. Meier-Kolthoff…·D. Springael
This paper analyzes genome sequences of six Variovorax strains to uncover genetic mechanisms of linuron biodegradation, revealing horizontal gene transfer and plasmid roles in adaptation.
DOI 10.1093/gbe/evaa085