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Population expansions shared among coexisting bacterial lineages are revealed by genetic evidence.

Morena Avitia, Ana E Escalante, Eria A Rebollar, Alejandra Moreno-Letelier, Luis E Eguiarte, Valeria Souza

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Article in PeerJ, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Morena AvitiaDepartamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México DF , México.
Ana E EscalanteDepartamento de Ecología de la Biodiversidad, Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México DF , México.
Eria A RebollarDepartamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México DF , México ; Biology Department, James Madison University , Harrisonburg VA , USA.
Alejandra Moreno-LetelierDivision of Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus , Ascot, Berkshire , UK.
Luis E EguiarteDepartamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México DF , México.
Valeria SouzaDepartamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México DF , México.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Comparative population studies can help elucidate the influence of historical events upon current patterns of biodiversity among taxa that coexist in a given geographic area. In particular, comparative assessments derived from population genetics and coalescent theory have been used to investigate population dynamics of bacterial pathogens in order to understand disease epidemics. In contrast, and despite the ecological relevance of non-host associated and naturally occurring bacteria, there is little understanding of the processes determining their diversity. Here we analyzed the patterns of genetic diversity in coexisting populations of three genera of bacteria (Bacillus, Exiguobacterium, and Pseudomonas) that are abundant in the aquatic systems of the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico. We tested the hypothesis that a common habitat leaves a signature upon the genetic variation present in bacterial populations, independent of phylogenetic relationships. We used multilocus markers to assess genetic diversity and (1) performed comparative phylogenetic analyses, (2) described the genetic structure of bacterial populations, (3) calculated descriptive parameters of genetic diversity, (4) performed neutrality tests, and (5) conducted coalescent-based historical reconstructions. Our results show a trend of synchronic expansions across most populations independent of both lineage and sampling site. Thus, we provide empirical evidence supporting the analysis of coexisting bacterial lineages in natural environments to advance our understanding of bacterial evolution beyond medical or health-related microbes.

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Bacterial population geneticsCoalescenceCuatro cienegasHistorical demographyMLST

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