Analysis of intra-genomic GC content homogeneity within prokaryotes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bacterial genomes possess varying GC content (total guanines (Gs) and cytosines (Cs) per total of the four bases within the genome) but within a given genome, GC content can vary locally along the chromosome, with some regions signif...

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Main Authors: Bohlin Jon, Snipen Lars, Hardy Simon P, Kristoffersen Anja B, Lagesen Karin, Dønsvik Torunn, Skjerve Eystein, Ussery David W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/464