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The Vibrionaceae show a wide range of niche specialization, from free-living forms to those attached to biotic and abiotic surfaces, from symbionts to pathogens and from estuarine inhabitants to deep-sea piezophiles. The existence of complete genome sequences for closely related species from varied aquatic niches makes this group an excellent case study for genome comparison.
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Research in E.F.B.'s laboratory is funded by a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Frontier programme grant and a SFI Investigator programme grant. F.J.R. is funded by an Irish Research Council Science Engineering and Technology Postdoctoral fellowship. S.A.M. is funded by SFI and a Cork City Council grant.
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Reen, F., Almagro-Moreno, S., Ussery, D. et al. The genomic code: inferring Vibrionaceae niche specialization. Nat Rev Microbiol 4, 697–704 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1476
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