Isabel Askenasy, Jemima E V Swain, Pok-Man Ho, Rahan Rudland Nazeer, Amelie Welch, Éva Bernadett Bényei, Leonardo Mancini, Sivan Nir, Pinyu Liao, Martin Welch
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In this opinion piece, we consider the meaning of the term 'wild type' in the context of microbiology. This is especially pertinent in the post-genomic era, where we have a greater awareness of species diversity than ever before. Genomic heterogeneity, in vitro evolution/selection pressures, definition of 'the wild', the size and importance of the pan-genome, gene-gene interactions (epistasis), and the nature of the 'wild-type gene' are all discussed. We conclude that wild type is an outdated and even misleading phrase that should be gradually phased out.
期刊介绍:
We publish high-quality original research on bacteria, fungi, protists, archaea, algae, parasites and other microscopic life forms.
Topics include but are not limited to:
Antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance
Bacteriology and parasitology
Biochemistry and biophysics
Biofilms and biological systems
Biotechnology and bioremediation
Cell biology and signalling
Chemical biology
Cross-disciplinary work
Ecology and environmental microbiology
Food microbiology
Genetics
Host–microbe interactions
Microbial methods and techniques
Microscopy and imaging
Omics, including genomics, proteomics and metabolomics
Physiology and metabolism
Systems biology and synthetic biology
The microbiome.