Comparative genomics of Thermus thermophilus and Deinococcus radiodurans: divergent routes of adaptation to thermophily and radiation resistance
Abstract Background Thermus thermophilus and Deinococcus radiodurans belong to a distinct bacterial clade but have remarkably different phenotypes.T.thermophilus is a thermophile, which is relatively sensitive to ionizing radiation and desiccation, whereas D.radiodurans is a mesophile, which is highly radiation- and desiccation-resistant.Here we pr