Classification of bacterial plasmid and chromosome derived sequences using machine learning.

Plasmids are important genetic elements that facilitate horizonal gene transfer between bacteria and contribute to the spread of virulence and antimicrobial resistance. Most bacterial genome sequences in the public archives exist in draft form with many contigs, making it difficult to determine if a...

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Main Authors: Xiaohui Zou, Marcus Nguyen, Jamie Overbeek, Bin Cao, James J Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279280