Phylogenomic analysis of natural selection pressure in <it>Streptococcus </it>genomes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In comparative analyses of bacterial pathogens, it has been common practice to discriminate between two types of genes: (i) those shared by pathogens and their non-pathogenic relatives (core genes), and (ii) those found exclusively i...

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Main Authors: Bielawski Joseph, Anisimova Maria, Dunn Katherine, Yang Ziheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/154