Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most important causes of microbial diseases in humans. The genomes of 44 diverse strains of S. pneumoniae were analyzed and compared with strains of non-pathogenic streptococci of the Mitis group.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | R107 |
Journal | Genome Biology |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- DNA, Bacterial
- Evolution, Molecular
- Gene Conversion
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Bacterial
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Multigene Family
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Streptococcus mitis
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Virulence