The role of viruses in the evolution of cyanobacteria

Autor:	E. A. Karbysheva, Sergey V. Shestakov
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Ecology Genetic transfer Population Microevolution Cyanophage Genomics General Medicine Biology Evolutionary biology Horizontal gene transfer Gene pool Adaptation education
Zdroj:	Biology Bulletin Reviews. 5:527-537
ISSN:	2079-0872 2079-0864
DOI:	10.1134/s2079086415060079
Popis:	Cyanophages play an important role in the evolution of cyanobacteria. They control cyanobacterium abundance, population dynamics, and the structure of natural communities. Cyanophages are a global reservoir of genetic information. They act as vectors that transfer genes, endow cyanobacteria with novel properties, and affect the rate and direction of evolutionary processes. Lysogeny makes a significant contribution to the maintenance of the gene pool and ecological adaptation of cyanobacteria. The integration of many cyanobacterial genes into cyanophage genomes indicates that a genetic transfer occurs between hosts and phages. Such a gene transfer performs the driving functions in adaptive microevolution. Analysis of the molecular base of cyanophage–host interactions strongly supports the concept of the coevolution of cyanophages and cyanobacterial genomes.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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