Genomic characterization of the Bacillus cereus sensu lato species: Backdrop to the evolution of Bacillus anthracis

Genome Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1512-1524

  Zwick, Michael E ^a,b   Joseph, Sandeep J ^a   Didelot, Xavier ^c   Chen, Peter E ^b,e   Bishop Lilly, Kimberly A ^b   Stewart, Andrew C ^b,f   Willner, Kristin ^b,g   Nolan, Nichole ^b   Lentz, Shannon ^b   Thomason, Maureen K ^b,h,i   Sozhamannan, Shanmuga ^b   Mateczun, Alfred J ^b   Du, Lei ^d,j   Read, Timothy D ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d 454 Life Sciences Inc   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f Keygene Inc   (United States)

^g US Department of Homeland Security   (United States)

^h EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

ⁱ GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific   (Singapore)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOSS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME SIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME SIZE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 84864595156     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: 15495469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.134437.111     Document Type: Article

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