GenHtr: A tool for comparative assessment of genetic heterogeneity in microbial genomes generated by massive short-read sequencing

BMC Bioinformatics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Yu, GongXin ^a  

^a Boise State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; BACTERIAL POPULATION; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; GENETIC HETEROGENEITIES; NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURAL VARIATIONS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR;

BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEINS; REPAIR; TOOLS;

GENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BASE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOME, BACTERIAL; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOFTWARE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77957739763     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-11-508     Document Type: Article

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