Dynamics and impact of homologous recombination on the evolution of Legionella pneumophila

<p><em>Legionella pneumophila</em> is an environmental bacterium and the causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease. Previous genomic studies have shown that recombination accounts for a high proportion (&gt;96%) of diversity within several major disease-associated sequence types...

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Main Authors: David, S, Sánchez-Busó, L, Harris, SR, Marttinen, P, Rusniok, C, Buchrieser, C, Harrison, TG, Parkhill, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2017