The microbial pan-genome

TL;DR: Catalase thermostability investigation using molecular dynamics showed that the protein reached stability and conserved its compactness at temperatures up to 373.15 K, suggesting a potential thermostable of the enzyme.

TL;DR: Structural constraints affecting the accessibility and expression of genomic loci shape bacterial genomes and are thus involved in bacterial evolution.

TL;DR: An overview of issues, insights, and conclusions that were discussed during the symposium "Pneumonie 2010 - State of the Art" is provided.

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.