Genome-wide detection of spontaneous chromosomal rearrangements in bacteria.

Genome rearrangements have important effects on bacterial phenotypes and influence the evolution of bacterial genomes. Conventional strategies for characterizing rearrangements in bacterial genomes rely on comparisons of sequenced genomes from related species. However, the spectra of spontaneous rea...

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Main Authors: Song Sun, Rongqin Ke, Diarmaid Hughes, Mats Nilsson, Dan I Andersson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3411829?pdf=render