Correlation Between Genome Size and GC Content in Prokaryotes with Different Lifestyles[J]. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis SunYatseni, 2011,50(3):90-93.
Correlation Between Genome Size and GC Content in Prokaryotes with Different Lifestyles[J]. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis SunYatseni, 2011,50(3):90-93.DOI:
Researches of prokaryotic genomes have led to the discovery of the correlation of genomic GC content with genome size and aerobics/anaerobics. In order to study the influence of lifestyle of prokaryotes on the correlation between genome size and genomic GC content
we analyzed the effect of optimal growth temperature
aerobics/anaerobics
motility
aquatics
and parasitism
using data from 411 representative prokaryotic species (including archaea and bacteria) and correlation/regression approaches. The results show that the correlation between genome size and genomic GC content is indeed influenced by these factors. Moreover
it was found that the correlation is the most significant in parasitic prokaryotes.