Differentiating Closely Affiliated Dehalococcoides Lineages by a Novel Genetic Marker Identified via Computational Pangenome Analysis
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Siyan Zhao; Chen Zhang; Matthew J. Rogers; Xuejie Zhao; Jianzhong He
- Source
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 88
- Subject
- Ecology
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Food Science
Biotechnology
- Language
- ISSN
- 1098-5336
0099-2240
The challenge of discriminating between phylogenetically similar but functionally distinct bacterial lineages is particularly relevant to the development of technologies seeking to exploit the metabolic or physiological characteristics of specific members of bacterial genera. A computational approach was developed to expedite screening of potential genetic markers among phylogenetically affiliated bacteria.