Daily Newsletter March 14, 2012

Daily Newsletter                                       March 14, 2012

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Today's Topic: 16S rRNA based Phylogeny

Suggested readings for the day:

• Microbial Life: Ribosomes and rRNA 
• Rare Genomic Changes (Signatures) as Phylogenetic Markers for Evolutionary Studies 
• Criteria for the Major Taxonomic Ranks within Bacteria 
• Branching Order of Bacterial Phyla 
• Phylogeny and Protein Signatures for Alpha Proteobacteria 

In class today, we talked about mechanisms of Bacterial evolution and using rRNA and other gene sequences to determine phylogenetic relationships among bacteria.  The above resources should help you learn a little more regarding bacterial phylogenetic trees.

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Daily Challenge: Why is it important?
Why are phylogenetic trees important? Why do we need to know evolutionary relatedness among bacteria? Why do we need to appreciate the mechanisms of bacterial evolution?

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Admin Note: Remember that you need to upload your papers into SWoRD http://sword.lrdc.pitt.edu/sword/


As stated in class, just in case it closes tonight, I have given a late window to make sure you can get it uploaded. Make sure you upload it by tomorrow night.