Patterns and architecture of genomic islands in marine bacteria

Patterns and architecture of genomic islands in marine bacteria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genomic Islands (GIs) have key roles since they modulate the structure and size of bacterial genomes displaying a diverse set of laterally transferred genes. Despite their importance, GIs in marine bacterial genomes have not been exp...

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Main Authors: Fernández-Gómez Beatriz, Fernàndez-Guerra Antonio, Casamayor Emilio O, González José M, Pedrós-Alió Carlos, Acinas Silvia G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Genomic islands
Horizontal gene transfer
Homologous recombination
Bacterial core genes
Flexible genome
Structure of genomic islands
Patterns within genomic islands
Marine bacteria
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/347

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