Assignments

I wanted everyone to at least take a look at this paper, which cites the Travisano history, chance, and adaptation article.  It may come in handy for your grant proposals if you are planning on using experimental evolution.

how-and-when-selection-experiments-are-useful.pdf

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Please read the following:

Travisano et al. 1995

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Thanks to Abe and Sanjuro for bringing this article to our attention.  It’s attached here.

giovannoni-et-al-pelagibacter-mlst.pdf

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For those of you who want to learn the basics of comparative genomics

comparative-genomics-primer.pdf

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These reviews will help you better understand HGT and its relationship to microbial population genetics.

hgt-mechanisms-and-barriers.pdf

plasmid-hgt-in-situ.pdf

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HGT Review    hgt-gogarten-genome-evolution.pdf

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Please read the latest review by Cohan and Perry, “A Systematics for Discovering the Fundamental Units of Bacterial Diversity,”  Current Biology 2007:

cohan-perry-current-biology-2007.pdf

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Focus on this reading: whitaker-archea-biogeography.pdf

Whitaker et al 2003 SOM

But if you have time, also skim this reading:

Whitaker et al MBE 2006

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Is everything everywhere?  See: 713-lecture-1.ppt

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For 11/27: Cooper, evolution of virulence proc roc

Also, visit PubMed and select an article to discuss in class that bears on the evolution of virulence

For 12/4:  Gordon, zebrafish:mouse transplant
Gordon, zebrafish:mouse transplant supp methods
Also, visit: http://collections.plos.org/plosbiology/gos-2007.php

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