Spoligotype patterns evolve through the deletion of spacer sequences that cannot be recovered and have provided Dr Mark Tanaka with a rich source of data with which to understand the transmission of disease.
Remarkable resistance to UVB of the marine bacterium Photobacterium angustum explained by an unexpected role of photolyase.
Matallana-Surget, S., Douki, T., Cavicchioli, R. and Joux, F. (2009)
Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences 8: 1313-1320