Gene duplications in the E. coli genome: common themes among pathotypes

Abstract Background Gene duplication underlies a significant proportion of gene functional diversity and genome complexity in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Although several reports in the literature described the duplication of specific genes in E. coli, a detailed analysis of the extent of gene...

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Main Authors: Manuel Bernabeu, José Francisco Sánchez-Herrero, Pol Huedo, Alejandro Prieto, Mário Hüttener, Julio Rozas, Antonio Juárez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5683-4