Laing, Chad R.; Buchanan, Cody J.; Taboada, Eduardo N.; Zhang, Yongxiang; Kropinski, Andrew; Villegas, Andre; Thomas, James E.; Gannon, Victor P. J.
(BioMed CentralArts and ScienceDepartment of Biological SciencesPublic Health Agency of CanadaUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-11-461, 2010)
Background: The pan-genome of a bacterial species consists of a core and an accessory gene pool. The accessory genome is thought to be an important source of genetic variability in bacterial populations and is gained through ...