A replication-centered phylogeny illuminates the evolutionary landscape of bacterial plasmids
Yosuke Nishimura, Kensei Kaneko, Tatsuya Kamijo, Nanako Isogai, Maho Tokuda, Hui Xie, Yusuke Tsuda, Aki Hirabayashi, Ryota Moriuchi, Hideo Dohra, Kazuhide Kimbara, Chiho Suzuki‐Minakuchi, Hideaki Nojiri, Haruo Suzuki, Masato Suzuki, Masaki Shintani
The paper constructs a phylogeny of bacterial plasmids based on replication initiation proteins, revealing new clades and diversity not captured by existing methods.
bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology