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ArticlePloS one2018

Codon usage bias reveals genomic adaptations to environmental conditions in an acidophilic consortium.

Andrew Hart, María Paz Cortés, Mauricio Latorre, Servet Martinez

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew HartUMI 2071 CNRS-UCHILE, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Centro de Modelamiento Matemático, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 170, Correo 3, Santiago, Chile.
María Paz CortésMathomics, Centro de Modelamiento Matemático, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Mauricio LatorreMathomics, Centro de Modelamiento Matemático, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-4746-8690
Servet MartinezDepartamento de Ingeniería Matemática, UMI 2071 CNRS-UCHILE, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Centro de Modelamiento Matemático, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 170, Correo 3, Santiago, Chile.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The analysis of codon usage bias has been widely used to characterize different communities of microorganisms. In this context, the aim of this work was to study the codon usage bias in a natural consortium of five acidophilic bacteria used for biomining. The codon usage bias of the consortium was contrasted with genes from an alternative collection of acidophilic reference strains and metagenome samples. Results indicate that acidophilic bacteria preferentially have low codon usage bias, consistent with both their capacity to live in a wide range of habitats and their slow growth rate, a characteristic probably acquired independently from their phylogenetic relationships. In addition, the analysis showed significant differences in the unique sets of genes from the autotrophic species of the consortium in relation to other acidophilic organisms, principally in genes which code for proteins involved in metal and oxidative stress resistance. The lower values of codon usage bias obtained in this unique set of genes suggest higher transcriptional adaptation to living in extreme conditions, which was probably acquired as a measure for resisting the elevated metal conditions present in the mine.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalBacteriaBacterial Physiological PhenomenaCodonDatabases, GeneticGenome, BacterialHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationCodon

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PMID29742107
PMCPMC5942774
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