LEMON: a method to construct the local strains at horizontal gene transfer sites in gut metagenomics
Abstract Background Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) refers to the transfer of genetic materials between organisms through mechanisms other than parent-offspring inheritance. HGTs may affect human health through a large number of microorganisms, especially the gut microbiomes which the human body harb...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Bioinformatics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-019-3301-8 |