Editorial: The Role of Mobile Genetic Elements in Bacterial Evolution and Their Adaptability.

Bacteriophages are the most common biological entity, establishing complex phage-bacteria interactions. Keywords: mobile elements (MEs); evolution; adaptability; bacteriophage; virulence factors; insertion sequence (Is); restriction and modification EN mobile elements (MEs) evolution adaptability bacteriophage virulence factors insertion sequence (Is) restriction and modification 1 2 2 02/24/22 20220221 NES 220221 The bacterial mobilome, i.e., the group of all mobile elements present in a bacterial genome, are important players in bacterial evolution, shaping the host genome through complex interactions between the mobile element and host bacteria. Wang et al. investigated the diversity of CRISPR-Cas systems and the presence of prophages in the genomes of 66 I Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum i strains. [Extracted from the article]