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Comparative genomics reveals intraspecific divergence of : insights from evolutionary adaptation Open Access

Abstract

serves as a model chemolithoautotrophic organism in extremely acidic environments, which has attracted much attention due to its unique metabolism and strong adaptability. However, little was known about the divergences along the evolutionary process based on whole genomes. Herein, we isolated six strains of from mining areas in China and Zambia, and used comparative genomics to investigate the intra-species divergences. The results indicated that diverged into three groups from a common ancestor, and the pan-genome is ‘open’. The ancestral reconstruction of indicated that genome sizes experienced a trend of increase in the very earliest days before a decreasing tendency during the evolutionary process, suggesting that both gene gain and gene loss played crucial roles in genome flexibility. Meanwhile, 23 single-copy orthologous groups (OGs) were under positive selection. The differences of rusticyanin (Rus) sequences (the key protein in the iron oxidation pathway) and type IV secretion system (T4SS) composition in the were both related to their group divergences, which contributed to their intraspecific diversity. This study improved our understanding of the divergent evolution and environmental adaptation of at the genome level in extreme conditions, which provided theoretical support for the survival mechanism of living creatures at the extreme.

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Keyword(s): Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans , comparative genomics , environmental adaptation , evolutionary process and intraspecific divergence
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (Award 42007306)
    • Principal Award Recipient: LiyuanMa
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (Award 42277193)
    • Principal Award Recipient: LiyuanMa
© 2023 The Authors
  • This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. This article was made open access via a Publish and Read agreement between the Microbiology Society and the corresponding author’s institution.
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