Diversity within the species Clostridium butyricum: pan-genome, phylogeny, prophage, carbohydrate utilization, and antibiotic resistance.
Zhangming PeiYufei LiuZhi YiJingyi LiaoHongchao WangHao ZhangChen WeiWenwei LuPublished in: Journal of applied microbiology (2023)
C. butyricum exhibited a broad genetic diversity from the extraordinarily open pan-genome, extremely convergent core genome, and ubiquitous prophages. In carbohydrate utilization and antibiotic resistance, partial genotypes have a certain guiding significance for phenotypes.