title: Filling the gaps in the genomic landscape.
abstract: A new initiative provides comparative genomicists with a more complete picture of genome diversity. Here we discuss the improved sampling strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, 91 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269-3125, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: J Peter
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gogarten
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lapierre
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000235:genetics*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation; D020745:Genome, Archaeal; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D010802:Phylogeny