Young, J Peter W orcid.org/0000-0001-5259-4830 (2016) Bacteria Are Smartphones and Mobile Genes Are Apps. Trends in microbiology. pp. 931-932. ISSN 0966-842X
Abstract
Bacterial core and accessory genome components are analogous to the operating system and applications of smartphones. The core genome provides stable taxonomy and species lists, but phenotypes reflect the mobile pool of accessory genes. This suggests changes to the ways we define bacterial species and describe bacterial communities.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2016 15:28 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jan 2025 00:10 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2016.09.002 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.tim.2016.09.002 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:106508 |
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