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Bioinformatic detection of horizontally transferred DNA in bacterial genomes

We highlight a selection of recent research on computational methods and associated challenges surrounding the prediction of bacterial horizontal gene transfer. This research area continues to face controversy, but is becoming more critical as the importance of horizontal gene transfer in medically...

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Autores principales: Langille, Morgan GI, Brinkman, Fiona SL
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Biology Reports Ltd 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20948661
http://dx.doi.org/10.3410/B1-25
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Sumario:We highlight a selection of recent research on computational methods and associated challenges surrounding the prediction of bacterial horizontal gene transfer. This research area continues to face controversy, but is becoming more critical as the importance of horizontal gene transfer in medically and ecologically important prokaryotic evolution is further appreciated.