Efficient Inference of Recent and Ancestral Recombination within Bacterial Populations. Author(s): Mostowy R, Croucher NJ, Andam CP, Corander J, Hanage WP, Marttinen P|Journal: Mol Biol Evol|PMID: 28199698| May 2017 Prokaryotic evolution is affected by horizontal transfer of genetic material through recombination. Inference of an evolutionary tree of bacteria thus…
Heterogeneity in the frequency and characteristics of homologous recombination in pneumococcal evolution. Author(s): Mostowy R, Croucher NJ, Hanage WP, Harris SR, Bentley S, Fraser C|Journal: PLoS Genet|PMID: 24786281| May 2014 The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is one of the most important human bacterial pathogens, and a leading cause of morbidity…