Experiments

Searchable full-text extractions: founding hypothesis, core claims, experimental setups, key results and statistics — pulled out of each paper as structure. Search a cell line, an assay or an entity (e.g. HUH7) and find every paper that worked with it. This corpus stands on its own: most entries carry no reproduction assessment (yet).

• Plasmid transmission dynamics and evolution of partner quality in a natural population of Rhizobium leguminosarum.

  PMID 41212030 · PMC12691615 · mBio · 2025 · 8 claims · 6 setups

  Has reproduction · 86

  Plasmid types II and III have more stable size, larger core genomes, and phylogenies that track the chromosome, indicating predominantly vertical transmission

  rhizobium extrachromosomal plasmidome gse long-read k-mer genome

• Complete genome of Phenylobacterium zucineum--a novel facultative intracellular bacterium isolated from human erythroleukemia cell line K562.

  PMID 18700039 · PMC2529317 · BMC genomics · 2008 · 8 claims · 6 setups

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  Complete genome of P. zucineum HLK1T consists of a 3,996,255 bp circular chromosome and a 382,976 bp circular plasmid encoding 3,861 proteins, 42 tRNAs, and one 16S-23S-5S rRNA operon

  phenylobacterium zucineum bacteria genome cog comparative

• Evolution of two distinct phylogenetic lineages of the emerging human pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans.

  PMID 17900363 · PMC2098775 · BMC evolutionary biology · 2007 · 8 claims · 4 setups

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  M. ulcerans has evolved into five InDel haplotypes that separate into two distinct phylogenetic lineages: a 'classical' lineage (Africa, Australia, South East Asia) and an 'ancestral' lineage (Asia, South America, Mexico)

  ulcerans marinum plasmid-based pcr genome

• High-throughput sequencing provides insights into genome variation and evolution in Salmonella Typhi.

  PMID 18660809 · PMC2652037 · Nature genetics · 2008 · 7 claims · 8 setups

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  Evolution in the Typhi population is characterized by ongoing loss of gene function (pseudogene accumulation) rather than gain of function or diversifying selection.

  salmonella sequenced typhi whole-genome snp-based selection

• Whole-genome analysis of a multidrug-resistant Klebsiella michiganensis environmental isolate from an orthopedic ward in Mwanza, Tanzania reveals IncF-family plasmid replicon signatures associated with resistance determinants.

  PMID 41957580 · PMC13173886 · BMC genomics · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  An isolate phenotypically identified as K. oxytoca was reclassified by genome-based taxonomy (GTDB-Tk, ANI, BLAST) as Klebsiella michiganensis

  michiganensis a55848 african assembled whole-genome novo genome-based

• Comparative genomics of dairy-associated Staphylococcus aureus from selected sub-Saharan African regions reveals milk as reservoir for human-and animal-derived strains and identifies a putative animal-related clade with presumptive novel siderophore.

  PMID 36046020 · PMC9421002 · Frontiers in microbiology · 2022 · 7 claims · 8 setups

  Has reproduction · 89

  Milk serves as a reservoir for both human- and animal-derived S. aureus strains in sub-Saharan Africa

  aureus reduced genome cgmlst comparative

• A role for ColV plasmids in the evolution of pathogenic Escherichia coli ST58.

  PMID 35115531 · PMC8813906 · Nature communications · 2022 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  ST58 contains a major sub-lineage (BAP2, n=363) characterized by near-ubiquitous carriage of ColV plasmids

  coli st58 novo draft whole-genome pan-genome-wide plasmid

• Detecting DNA modifications from SMRT sequencing data by modeling sequence context dependence of polymerase kinetic.

  PMID 23516341 · PMC3597545 · PLoS computational biology · 2013 · 8 claims · 7 setups

  Has reproduction · 44

  Local sequence context strongly determines position-specific polymerase kinetic rate: roughly 80% of IPD variation is explained by a 10 bp context (7 bases upstream, 2 bases downstream of the incorporation site), saturating at 7 bases upstream.

  plasmid coli wild-type artificial smrt read-mixing distributional

• Comparative genomics of multidrug resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii.

  PMID 16415984 · PMC1326220 · PLoS genetics · 2006 · 7 claims · 5 setups

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  A. baumannii strain AYE contains an 86-kb genomic resistance island (AbaR1) clustering 45 of its 52 resistance genes, the largest resistance island described to date

  baumannii resistance clinical whole-genome comparative sequence

• NeMeSys: a biological resource for narrowing the gap between sequence and function in the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis.

  PMID 19818133 · PMC2784325 · Genome biology · 2009 · 8 claims · 5 setups

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  Determined and manually annotated the complete genome sequence of N. meningitidis clinical isolate strain 8013

  meningitidis archived strain neisseria whole-genome transposon targeted

• Whole genome sequences of Yersinia pestis strains of ancient phylogenetic branch 0.ANT5 isolated in the 21st century in the Tien-Shan in Kyrgyzstan.

  PMID 39206953 · PMC11478111 · Microbiology resource announcements · 2024 · 6 claims · 5 setups

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  Eleven Yersinia pestis strains of the ancient phylogenetic branch 0.ANT5, isolated in the Tien Shan focus (Kyrgyzstan) in 1952, 1971, and 2013–2023, were hybrid-sequenced (MGI short reads + ONT long reads)

  yersinia whole-genome hybrid plasmid

• Symbiosis genes show a unique pattern of introgression and selection within a Rhizobium leguminosarum species complex.

  PMID 32176601 · PMC7276703 · Microbial genomics · 2020 · 8 claims · 8 setups

  Has reproduction · 79

  196 R. leguminosarum sv. trifolii strains form a five-species complex (gsA-gsE) with generally little recent between-species gene transfer, aside from a few highly mobile genetic regions

  rhizobium strains genotype genome whole-genome orthologous snp

• Acquisition and loss of CTX-M plasmids in Shigella species associated with MSM transmission in the UK.

  PMID 34427554 · PMC8549364 · Microbial genomics · 2021 · 8 claims · 8 setups

  Has reproduction · 92

  bla_CTX-M-27 is located on IncFII pKSR100-like plasmids, flanked by IS26 and IS903B

  sonnei same shigella assembled illumina oxford novo

• Short-term genome evolution of Listeria monocytogenes in a non-controlled environment.

  PMID 19014550 · PMC2642827 · BMC genomics · 2008 · 6 claims · 6 setups

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  The 2000 listeriosis outbreak was likely caused by an L. monocytogenes strain that persisted in the food processing facility for at least 12 years since 1988

  monocytogenes additional food j774 whole-genome comparative pcr

• Rise of the machines.

  PMID 18670625 · PMC2467494 · PLoS genetics · 2008 · 8 claims · 4 setups

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  New short-read sequencing platforms (Illumina Genome Analyzer, 454 FLX, ABI SOLiD) enable rapid, scalable whole-genome resequencing that was previously restricted to dedicated sequencing centers using Sanger methods.

  bacillus independent subtilis whole-genome read

• Genomic diversity and evolution of Mycobacterium ulcerans revealed by next-generation sequencing.

  PMID 19806175 · PMC2736377 · PLoS pathogens · 2009 · 8 claims · 6 setups

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  Genome sequencing of three M. ulcerans strains (NM20/02, NM31/04, Jp8756) identified thousands of SNPs relative to reference strain Agy99

  ulcerans collection snp whole-genome comparative read

• Identification of genes influencing the evolution of Escherichia coli ST372 in dogs and humans.

  PMID 36752777 · PMC9997745 · Microbial genomics · 2023 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Dogs are the dominant host of E. coli ST372, and clusters within the ST372 population structure exhibit distinctive O:H types.

  coli st372 core draft whole-genome core population

• Genomics of Environmental Salmonella: Engaging Students in the Microbiology and Bioinformatics of Foodborne Pathogens.

  PMID 33967968 · PMC8100199 · Frontiers in microbiology · 2021 · 8 claims · 8 setups

  Has reproduction · 73

  An undergraduate CURE combining field sampling, wet-lab microbiology, and genomic bioinformatics can be used to isolate and characterize environmental S. enterica strains.

  putative enterica selected assembled endpoint genome long-read

• Helminth genomics: The implications for human health.

  PMID 19855829 · PMC2757907 · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2009 · 8 claims · 7 setups

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  More than two billion people (one-third of humanity) are infected with helminth parasites, causing major morbidity, mortality, and poverty maintenance

  helminth nematode schistosoma strongyloides phylogenetic genome expressed

• Microbial sulfate reduction by Desulfovibrio is an important source of hydrogen sulfide from a large swine finishing facility.

  PMID 34021225 · PMC8140134 · Scientific reports · 2021 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Sulfate-reducing Desulfovibrio are the key players responsible for H2S production in swine manure slurry

  manure sediment desulfovibrio solid-liquid radioactive 16s shotgun