The microbial pan-genome

TL;DR: Genome-wide fusion/fission protein family identification in Archaea identifies numerous novel families and provides insights into the evolution and metabolism of these organisms.

TL;DR: The diversity among 13 complete genomes and 23 draft genomes of E. anophelis suggests that ICEs are beneficial or at least not harmful to the bacterial cells they inhabit, and the genetic diversity between strains from around the world becomes apparent as more genomes are sequenced.

TL;DR: The genome of strain A. baumannii, a bacterium causing health care associated infections such as pneumonia, septicemia, meningitis and urinary infections amongst others, was analyzed to gather a big variety of drug resistance mechanisms.

TL;DR: This book presents a meta-analysis of the determinants of infectious disease in eight operation rooms and its effects on the immune systems of mice and other animals.

TL;DR: Over 1.2 million previously unknown genes represented in these samples, including more than 782 new rhodopsin-like photoreceptors are identified, suggesting substantial oceanic microbial diversity.

TL;DR: The genomic sequence of six strains representing the five major disease-causing serotypes of Streptococcus agalactiae, the main cause of neonatal infection in humans, was generated and Mathematical extrapolation of the data suggests that the gene reservoir available for inclusion in the S. agalactic pan-genome is vast and that unique genes will continue to be identified even after sequencing hundreds of genomes.

TL;DR: Mobile elements within genomes have driven genome evolution in diverse ways and are becoming useful tools for learning more about genome evolution and gene function.

TL;DR: The current review presents the available genomics and biological data on prophages from bacterial pathogens in an evolutionary framework to demonstrate that the chromosomes from bacteria and their viruses (bacteriophages) are coevolving.