Abstract
Editorial: Applications of Genome Sequences for Discovering Characteristics that Are Unique to Different Groups of Organisms and Provide Insights into Evolutionary Relationships.
Highlights
Specialty section: This article was submitted to Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Genetics
The papers collected in this research topic discuss the application of comparative genomic techniques in a wide range of modalities covering the evolution, classification, identification, and characterization of bacteria and viruses
The comparative genomic analyses completed by Koton et al are a model of how to utilize the comparative analysis of core, accessory, and unique genomic elements in order to understand the interrelationships of various strains of a single bacterial species
Summary
Specialty section: This article was submitted to Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Genetics. For efficient analyses of the vast amount of genomic sequence data, new reductive approaches are needed which can identify reliable genetic characteristics that are specific for either particular species or related groups of organisms. These characteristics provide novel means for distinguishing different organisms and for understanding their evolutionary history as well as novel tools for phenotypic, behavioral, and biochemical studies.
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