@article{fdi:010049353, title = {{S}tructure, function, and evolution of the {T}hiomonas spp. genome}, author = {{A}rsene-{P}loetze, {F}. and {K}oechler, {S}. and {M}archal, {M}. and {C}oppee, {J}. {Y}. and {C}handler, {M}. and {B}onnefoy, {V}. and {B}rochier-{A}rmanet, {C}. and {B}arakat, {M}. and {B}arbe, {V}. and {B}attaglia-{B}runet, {F}. and {B}runeel, {O}dile and {B}ryan, {C}. {G}. and {C}leiss-{A}rnold, {J}. and {C}ruveiller, {S}. and {E}rhardt, {M}. and {H}einrich-{S}almeron, {A}. and {H}ommais, {F}. and {J}oulian, {C}. and {K}rin, {E}. and {L}ieutaud, {A}. and {L}ievremont, {D}. and {M}ichel, {C}. and {M}uller, {D}. and {O}rtet, {P}. and {P}roux, {C}. and {S}iguier, {P}. and {R}oche, {D}. and {R}ouy, {Z}. and {S}alvignol, {G}. and {S}lyemi, {D}. and {T}alla, {E}. and {W}eiss, {S}. and {W}eissenbach, {J}. and {M}edigue, {C}. and {B}ertin, {P}. {N}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}acteria of the {T}hiomonas genus are ubiquitous in extreme environments, such as arsenic-rich acid mine drainage ({AMD}). {T}he genome of one of these strains, {T}hiomonas sp. 3{A}s, was sequenced, annotated, and examined, revealing specific adaptations allowing this bacterium to survive and grow in its highly toxic environment. {I}n order to explore genomic diversity as well as genetic evolution in {T}hiomonas spp., a comparative genomic hybridization ({CGH}) approach was used on eight different strains of the {T}hiomonas genus, including five strains of the same species. {O}ur results suggest that the {T}hiomonas genome has evolved through the gain or loss of genomic islands and that this evolution is influenced by the specific environmental conditions in which the strains live.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}los {G}enetics}, volume = {6}, numero = {2}, pages = {e1000859}, ISSN = {1553-7390}, year = {2010}, DOI = {10.1371/journal.pgen.1000859}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049353}, }