Novel integrative elements and genomic plasticity in ocean ecosystems
T. Hackl, R. Laurenceau, M. J. Ankenbrand, C. Bliem, Z. Cariani, E. Thomas, K. D. Dooley, A. A. Arellano, S. L. Hogle, P. Berube, G. E. Leventhal, E. Luo, J. Eppley, A. A. Zayed, J. Beaulaurier, , S. W. Chisholm
The paper identifies tycheposons, mobile genetic elements in Prochlorococcus, that drive genomic plasticity through gene exchange and contribute to microbial adaptation in ocean ecosystems.
bioRxiv · Dec 28, 2020Microbiology