The bacterial pangenome as a new tool for analysing pathogenic bacteria

New Microbes and New Infections

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 72-85

  Rouli, L ^a   Merhej, V ^a   Fournier, P E ^a   Raoult, D ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioinformatics tools; Comparative genomics; Pangenome; Pathogenic species

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ALLOPATRY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL PANGENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOINFORMATICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PANREGULON; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESISTOME; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SHIGELLA; SYMPATRY; TAXONOMY; TOXIN ANTITOXIN GENE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA;

EID: 84938683076     PISSN: 20522975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.06.005     Document Type: Article

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