A large scale comparative genomic analysis reveals insertion sites for newly acquired genomic islands in bacterial genomes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bacterial virulence enhancement and drug resistance are major threats to public health worldwide. Interestingly, newly acquired genomic islands (GIs) from horizontal transfer between different bacteria strains were found in <it>...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/135 |