MR. DAMIEN RICHARD (Orcid ID : 0000-0001-9179-7315) Received Date : 05-Jun-2016 Revised Date : 28-Nov-2016 Accepted Date : 08-Dec-2016 Article type : Special Issue This mss is for "Microbial Local Adaptation" special issue Adaptation of genetically monomorphic bacteria: evolution of copper resistance through multiple horizontal gene transfers of complex and Article versatile mobile genetic elements D. Richard1,2,3,†, V. Ravigné1, A. Rieux1, B. Facon4,5, C. Boyer1, K. Boyer1, P. Grygiel1, S. Javegny1, M. Terville1, B. I. Canteros6, I. Robène1, C. Vernière7, A. Chabirand2, O. Pruvost1, P. Lefeuvre1,† Affiliations: 1 Cirad, UMR PVBMT, F-97410 St Pierre, Réunion, France 2 ANSES, Plant Health Laboratory, F-97410 St Pierre, Réunion, France 3 Université de la Réunion, UMR PVBMT, F-97490 St Denis, Réunion, France 4 Inra, UMR PVBMT, F-97410 St Pierre, Réunion, France 5 Inra, UMR CBGP, F-34090 Montpellier, France 6 INTA, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bella Vista, Argentina 7 Cirad, UMR BGPI, F-34398 Montpellier, France This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not Accepted been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/mec.14007 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Keywords: plasmid, mobile DNA, heavy metal resistance, contemporary adaptation, Xanthomonas, Stenotrophomonas †Corresponding authors:
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[email protected] Address: Pôle de Protection des Plantes, UMR PVBMT, Station Ligne Paradis, 7 chemin de l'Irat, 97410 Saint Pierre, Réunion, France Fax: +262 262 499 293 Short title: Copper resistance in monomorphic bacteria Abstract Article Copper-based antimicrobial compounds are widely used to control plant bacterial pathogens.