COPLA, a taxonomic classifier of plasmids

Abstract Background Plasmids are mobile genetic elements, key in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance, virulence determinants and other adaptive traits in bacteria. Obtaining a robust method for plasmid classification is necessary to better understand the genetics and epidemiology of many path...

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Main Authors: Santiago Redondo-Salvo, Roger Bartomeus-Peñalver, Luis Vielva, Kaitlin A. Tagg, Hattie E. Webb, Raúl Fernández-López, Fernando de la Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-021-04299-x