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APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 80, Issue 20, Pages 6290-6302Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02308-14
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- GenProbio srl
- FEMS Jensen Award
- Spinner, Regione Emilia Romagna
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) through the Irish Government's National Development Plan [SFI/12/RC/2273, 08/SRC/B1393]
- Ramon y Cajal contract from MINECO
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Bifidobacteria represent one of the dominant microbial groups that are present in the gut of various animals, being particularly prevalent during the suckling stage of life of humans and other mammals. However, the overall genome structure of this group of microorganisms remains largely unexplored. Here, we sequenced the genomes of 42 representative (sub) species across the Bifidobacterium genus and used this information to explore the overall genetic picture of this bacterial group. Furthermore, the genomic data described here were used to reconstruct the evolutionary development of the Bifidobacterium genus. This reconstruction suggests that its evolution was substantially influenced by genetic adaptations to obtain access to glycans, thereby representing a common and potent evolutionary force in shaping bifidobacterial genomes.
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