Recombination within natural populations of pathogenic bacteria: short-term empirical estimates and long-term phylogenetic consequences.
The identification of clones within bacterial populations is often taken as evidence for a low rate of recombination, but the validity of this inference is rarely examined. We have used statistical tests of congruence between gene trees to examine the extent and significance of recombination in six...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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