The effect of recombination on the evolution of a population of Neisseria meningitidis
N. MacAlasdair, M. Pesonen, O. Brynildsrud, V. Eldholm, P. A. Kristiansen, J. Corander, D. A. Caugant, S. D. Bentley
This study analyzes 2,839 Neisseria meningitidis genomes to show recombination's role in genome dynamics and population structure, with implications for vaccine effectiveness and public health surveillance.
bioRxiv · Apr 8, 2020Evolutionary Biology