| Literature DB >> 11378480 |
Y Boucher1, C L Nesbø, W F Doolittle.
Abstract
We have now complete genome sequences of several pairs of closely related prokaryotes (conspecific strains or congeneric species). Surprisingly, even strains of the same species can differ by as much as 20% in gene content. Conceptual and methodological approaches for dealing with such diversity are now being developed, and should transform microbial genomics.Mesh:
Year: 2001 PMID: 11378480 DOI: 10.1016/s1369-5274(00)00204-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Microbiol ISSN: 1369-5274 Impact factor: 7.934