Leaner and meaner genomes in Escherichia coli.
A 'better' Escherichia coli K-12 genome has recently been engineered in which about 15% of the genome has been removed by planned deletions. Comparison with related bacterial genomes that have undergone a natural reduction in size suggests that there is plenty of scope for yet more deletions.
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David W
DW
Center for Biological Sequence Analysis, BioCentrum-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark. dave@cbs.dtu.dk
D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D048168:Escherichia coli K12 / Q000235:genetics*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D008957:Models, Genetic
D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins