You are what you eat - Metabolism drives genome evolution in parasitic microorganisms

Microbial parasites have evolved diverse metabolic strategies enabling colonisation of a broad host range. Through comparative genomics of both bacterial and eukaryotic parasites we reveal that parasite nutrition is a major driver of parasite genome evolution.

Date: 24 November 2015, 13:00
Venue:
Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
South Parks Road OX1 3RE
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Details: EPA seminar room
Speaker: Emily Seward (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
Organisers: Rebecca Moore (University of Oxford), Helen Farr (University of Oxford), Joanna Miller (University of Oxford), Eva Gluenz (University of Oxford), Kenny Moore (University of Oxford), Rachel Exley (University of Oxford)
Part of: Bug Sessions in infectious disease
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Rebecca Moore