Codon usage and lateral gene transfer in Bacillus subtilis

Bacillus subtilis possesses three classes of genes, differing by their codon preference. One class corresponds to prophages or prophage-like elements, indicative of the existence of systematic lateral gene transfer in this organism. The nature of the selection pressure that operates on codon bias is...

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Published in:Current Opinion in Microbiology 1999-10, Vol.2 (5), p.524-528
Main Authors: Moszer, Ivan, Rocha, Eduardo PC, Danchin, Antoine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus subtilis - genetics
Codon - genetics
Codon preference
Gene Transfer Techniques
Genes, Bacterial
Lateral gene transfer
Prophage
RNA, Bacterial - genetics
RNA, Bacterial - metabolism
RNA, Transfer - genetics
RNA, Transfer - metabolism
Transformation, Bacterial
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Summary:Bacillus subtilis possesses three classes of genes, differing by their codon preference. One class corresponds to prophages or prophage-like elements, indicative of the existence of systematic lateral gene transfer in this organism. The nature of the selection pressure that operates on codon bias is beginning to be understood.
ISSN:1369-5274
1879-0364
DOI:10.1016/S1369-5274(99)00011-9