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A genome-wide study of recombination rate variation in Bartonella henselae by Guy, Lionel, Nystedt, Björn, Sun, Yu, Näslund, Kristina, Berglund, Eva C, Andersson, Siv G E

“…Rates of recombination vary by three orders of magnitude in bacteria but the reasons for this variation is unclear. We performed a genome-wide study of…”
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Genome dynamics of Bartonella grahamii in micro-populations of woodland rodents by Berglund, Eva C, Ehrenborg, Christian, Vinnere Pettersson, Olga, Granberg, Fredrik, Näslund, Kristina, Holmberg, Martin, Andersson, Siv G E

“…Rodents represent a high-risk reservoir for the emergence of new human pathogens. The recent completion of the 2.3 Mb genome of Bartonella grahamii, one of the…”
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genoPlotR: comparative gene and genome visualization in R by Guy, Lionel, Roat Kultima, Jens, Andersson, Siv G. E.

“…The amount of gene and genome data obtained by next-generation sequencing technologies generates a need for comparative visualization tools. Complementing…”
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Mitochondrial genomes are retained by selective constraints on protein targeting by Björkholm, Patrik, Harish, Ajith, Hagström, Erik, Ernst, Andreas M., Andersson, Siv G. E.

“…Mitochondria are energy-producing organelles in eukaryotic cells considered to be of bacterial origin. The mitochondrial genome has evolved under selection for…”
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The challenges of integrating two genomes in one cell by Hagström, Erik, Andersson, Siv GE

“…•Mitochondria and obligate mutualists have experienced reductive genome evolution.•Lost gene functions in obligate mutualists are complemented by…”
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mosaic genome structure of the Wolbachia wRi strain infecting Drosophila simulans by Klasson, Lisa, Westberg, Joakim, Sapountzis, Panagiotis, Näslund, Kristina, Lutnaes, Ylva, Darby, Alistair C, Veneti, Zoe, Chen, Lanming, Braig, Henk R, Garrett, Roger, Bourtzis, Kostas, Andersson, Siv G.E

“…The obligate intracellular bacterium Wolbachia pipientis infects around 20% of all insect species. It is maternally inherited and induces reproductive…”
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Independent Genome Reduction and Phylogenetic Reclassification of the Oceanic SAR11 Clade by Viklund, Johan, Ettema, Thijs J.G., Andersson, Siv G.E.

“…The SAR11 clade, here represented by Candidatus Pelagibacter ubique, is the most successful group of bacteria in the upper surface waters of the oceans. In…”
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Tuning fresh: radiation through rewiring of central metabolism in streamlined bacteria by Eiler, Alexander, Mondav, Rhiannon, Sinclair, Lucas, Fernandez-Vidal, Leyden, Scofield, Douglas G, Schwientek, Patrick, Martinez-Garcia, Manuel, Torrents, David, McMahon, Katherine D, Andersson, Siv GE, Stepanauskas, Ramunas, Woyke, Tanja, Bertilsson, Stefan

“…Most free-living planktonic cells are streamlined and in spite of their limitations in functional flexibility, their vast populations have radiated into a wide…”
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Extensive intra-phylotype diversity in lactobacilli and bifidobacteria from the honeybee gut by Ellegaard, Kirsten M, Tamarit, Daniel, Javelind, Emelie, Olofsson, Tobias C, Andersson, Siv G E, Vásquez, Alejandra

“…In the honeybee Apis mellifera, the bacterial gut community is consistently colonized by eight distinct phylotypes of bacteria. Managed bee colonies are of…”
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Functionally Structured Genomes in Lactobacillus kunkeei Colonizing the Honey Crop and Food Products of Honeybees and Stingless Bees by Tamarit, Daniel, Ellegaard, Kirsten M, Wikander, Johan, Olofsson, Tobias, Vásquez, Alejandra, Andersson, Siv G E

“…Lactobacillus kunkeei is the most abundant bacterial species in the honey crop and food products of honeybees. The 16 S rRNA genes of strains isolated from…”
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The complete genome sequence of Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia by Larsson, Pär, Oyston, Petra C F, Chain, Patrick, Chu, May C, Duffield, Melanie, Fuxelius, Hans-Henrik, Garcia, Emilio, Hälltorp, Greger, Johansson, Daniel, Isherwood, Karen E, Karp, Peter D, Larsson, Eva, Liu, Ying, Michell, Stephen, Prior, Joann, Prior, Richard, Malfatti, Stephanie, Sjöstedt, Anders, Svensson, Kerstin, Thompson, Nick, Vergez, Lisa, Wagg, Jonathan K, Wren, Brendan W, Lindler, Luther E, Andersson, Siv G E, Forsman, Mats, Titball, Richard W

“…Francisella tularensis is one of the most infectious human pathogens known. In the past, both the former Soviet Union and the US had programs to develop…”
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Large-scale introgression shapes the evolution of the mating-type chromosomes of the filamentous ascomycete Neurospora tetrasperma by Sun, Yu, Corcoran, Pádraic, Menkis, Audrius, Whittle, Carrie A, Andersson, Siv G E, Johannesson, Hanna

“…The significance of introgression as an evolutionary force shaping natural populations is well established, especially in animal and plant systems. However,…”
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Orientia tsutsugamushi genome reveals massive proliferation of conjugative type IV secretion system and host-cell interaction genes by Cho, Nam-Hyuk, Kim, Hang-Rae, Lee, Jung-Hee, Kim, Se-Yoon, Kim, Jaejong, Cha, Sunho, Kim, Sang-Yoon, Darby, Alistair C, Fuxelius, Hans-Henrik, Yin, Jun, Kim, Ju Han, Kim, Jihun, Lee, Sang Joo, Koh, Young-Sang, Jang, Won-Jong, Park, Kyung-Hee, Andersson, Siv G.E, Choi, Myung-Sik, Kim, Ik-Sang

“…Scrub typhus is caused by the obligate intracellular rickettsia Orientia tsutsugamushi (previously called Rickettsia tsutsugamushi). The bacterium is…”
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The genomics gamble by Andersson, Siv GE

“…Pair-wise genome comparisons offer new sources of information about the patterns and processes that influence genomic designs. Replication-dependent…”
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Comparative Genomics of Wolbachia and the Bacterial Species Concept: e1003381 by Ellegaard, Kirsten Maren, Klasson, Lisa, Näslund, Kristina, Bourtzis, Kostas, Andersson, Siv GE

“…The importance of host-specialization to speciation processes in obligate host-associated bacteria is well known, as is also the ability of recombination to…”
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High-Resolution Genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis Strains by Multilocus Sequence Analysis by KLINT, Markus, FUXELIUS, Hans-Henrik, RÖSTLINGER GOLDKUHL, Renée, SKARIN, Hanna, RUTEMARK, Christian, ANDERSSON, Siv G. E, PERSSON, Kenneth, HERRMANN, Björn

“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Genome reduction in the α-Proteobacteria by Sällström, Björn, Andersson, Siv GE

“…More than 20 α-proteobacterial genomes are currently available. These range in size from 1–9 Mb and represent excellent model systems for evolutionary studies…”
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Endosymbiont gene functions impaired and rescued by polymerase infidelity at poly(A) tracts by Tamas, Ivica, Wernegreen, Jennifer J, Nystedt, Björn, Kauppinen, Seth N, Darby, Alistair C, Gomez-Valero, Laura, Lundin, Daniel, Poole, Anthony M, Andersson, Siv G.E

“…Among host-dependent bacteria that have evolved by extreme reductive genome evolution, long-term bacterial endosymbionts of insects have the smallest (160-790…”
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Run-off replication of host-adaptability genes is associated with gene transfer agents in the genome of mouse-infecting Bartonella grahamii by Berglund, Eva C, Frank, A Carolin, Calteau, Alexandra, Vinnere Pettersson, Olga, Granberg, Fredrik, Eriksson, Ann-Sofie, Näslund, Kristina, Holmberg, Martin, Lindroos, Hillevi, Andersson, Siv G E

“…The genus Bartonella comprises facultative intracellular bacteria adapted to mammals, including previously recognized and emerging human pathogens. We report…”
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Bartonella adhesin a mediates a proangiogenic host cell response by Riess, Tanja, Andersson, Siv G E, Lupas, Andrei, Schaller, Martin, Schäfer, Andrea, Kyme, Pierre, Martin, Jörg, Wälzlein, Joo-Hee, Ehehalt, Urs, Lindroos, Hillevi, Schirle, Markus, Nordheim, Alfred, Autenrieth, Ingo B, Kempf, Volkhard A J

“…Bartonella henselae causes vasculoproliferative disorders in humans. We identified a nonfimbrial adhesin of B. henselae designated as Bartonella adhesin A…”
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