Genome-wide detection and analysis of homologous recombination among sequenced strains of Escherichia coli

RT @bjesseshapiro: @dguttman e.g., the 1994 paper shows that recombination rates are much higher than mutation rates in E. coli. In 2006, M…

RT @bjesseshapiro: @dguttman e.g., the 1994 paper shows that recombination rates are much higher than mutation rates in E. coli. In 2006, M…

@dguttman e.g., the 1994 paper shows that recombination rates are much higher than mutation rates in E. coli. In 2006, Mau, Glasner @koadman & Perna confirmed this across 6 whole genomes, finding that most recombined tracts are short but some go up to