Now, an extensive analysis of
microbial genomes suggests that more than half of bacteria home in on chemical cues to reach a target, an ability called chemotaxis.
Not exact matches
But the
genome sequences revealed in this study
suggest that there are many more prophage - like viruses that are different in one important respect: Their
genome remains separate from their
microbial hosts»
genome.
The results
suggest that the sequenced
genomes define two
microbial groups: one composed of only a few taxa that are nearly always abundant in picoplanktonic communities, and the other consisting of many
microbial taxa that are rarely abundant.