Microbiome genome structure drives function.

Nat Microbiol

Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

Published: June 2019

Differences in microbial genomes can result in vastly different phenotypes and functions. Consequently, it is critical to understand the genome variations that differentiate microbial strains. Here, we discuss recent exciting advances that enable structural variant measurement, their associated phenotypes and the horizon for future discovery.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6750265PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41564-019-0473-yDOI Listing

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