Universal single-copy genes and 16S rDNA present incongruent evolutionary histories in Vibrio
Alexandra Garcia-Florez, Amaia Leunda-Esnaola, Pablo Arrufat, Vladimir R. Kaberdin, Peter B. Pearman
The paper compares the evolutionary histories of universal single-copy genes (USCGs) and 16S rDNA in Vibrio, finding that USCGs produce more resolved and congruent phylogenies than rDNA.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · Sep 21, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology