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Genome-wide detection and analysis of homologous recombination among sequenced strains of Escherichia coli.
Genome biology - 1 Jan 2006
Mau Bob, Glasner Jeremy D, Darling Aaron E, Perna Nicole T
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BACKGROUND: Comparisons of complete bacterial genomes reveal evidence of lateral transfer of DNA across otherwise clonally diverging lineages. Some lateral transfer events result in acquisition of novel genomic segments and are easily detected through genome comparison. Other more subtle lateral transfers involve homologous recombination events that result in substitution of alleles within conserved genomic...
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