Estimating variation within the genes and inferring the phylogeny of 186 sequenced diverse <it>Escherichia coli</it> genomes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Escherichia coli</it> exists in commensal and pathogenic forms. By measuring the variation of individual genes across more than a hundred sequenced genomes, gene variation can be studied in detail, including the numbe...

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Main Authors: Kaas Rolf S, Friis Carsten, Ussery David W, Aarestrup Frank M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/577