Fig. 2: Distribution of interaction traits known to mediate cell–cell interactions in bacterial model systems.
From: A comparative whole-genome approach identifies bacterial traits for marine microbial interactions
Each slice shows the interaction traits present in a genome functional cluster (GFC) and, as a dendrogram, the functional similarity of genetic traits between the grouped genomes (hierarchical clustering of the r-correlation matrix with complete agglomeration algorithm). The dark bars show the number of interaction traits annotated in each genome. Genomes belonging to model bacteria, used in literature to discover some of these traits, are highlighted in blue if the interaction was positive (e.g. enhancing phytoplankton growth), in red if it was negative (e.g. kill the host) or in grey if the interaction shifted from positive to negative.
