Comparative genome analysis of Vagococcus fluvialis reveals abundance of mobile genetic elements in sponge-isolated strains.

Ana Rodriguez Jimenez Nadège GuiglielmoniLise GoetghebuerEtienne DechampsIsabelle F George Jean-François Flot

Published in: BMC genomics (2022)

Our findings highlight the dynamics and plasticity of the V. fluvialis genome. The abundance of mobile genetic elements in the genomes of sponge-isolated V. fluvialis strains suggests that the mobilome might be key to understanding the genomic signatures of symbiosis in bacteria.

Keyphrases

genome wide
copy number
escherichia coli
dna methylation
antibiotic resistance genes
microbial community
wastewater treatment