Impact of homologous and non-homologous recombination in the genomic evolution of Escherichia coli

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Escherichia coli</it> is an important species of bacteria that can live as a harmless inhabitant of the guts of many animals, as a pathogen causing life-threatening conditions or freely in the non-host environment. Th...

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Main Authors: Didelot Xavier, Méric Guillaume, Falush Daniel, Darling Aaron E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/256