Inference of microbial recombination rates from metagenomic data

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Johnson, Philip L F ^a   Slatkin, Montgomery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; METAGENOMICS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; POPULATION GENETICS; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; BACTERIUM; EVALUATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY;

BACTERIA; DATABASES, GENETIC; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; METAGENOMICS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 73449098993     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000674     Document Type: Article

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