title: Evolutionary processes and environmental factors underlying the genetic diversity and lifestyles of Bacillus cereus group bacteria.
abstract: Bacteria of the Bacillus cereus group are environmental Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria ubiquitously distributed. Despite the high degree of genetic similarity among the different strains, they show strong phenotypic variability, from mammal or entomopathogen strains to soil-dwelling saprophytes, and from psychrophylic to thermotolerant strains. Most of the phenotypes are linked to the presence of large plasmids that encode for diverse toxins. However, other processes, like mutation or recombination, also participate in shaping the evolution and population structure of these bacteria. Here we review different aspects of the evolution of this group.
authors.affiliation: Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France. Electronic address: rafael.patino@jouy.inra.fr.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patiño-Navarrete
authors.affiliation: Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France. Electronic address: vincent.sanchis@jouy.inra.fr.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sanchis
mesh_terms: D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000235:genetics*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial
keywords: Bacillus cereus group; Bacillus cereus lifestyle; Evolution; Phylogeny; Plasmid dynamics; Population structure