Typing and comparative genome analysis of Brucella melitensis isolated from Lebanon
Zaki N, Salloum T, Osman M, Rafei R, Hamze M, Tokajian S. Typing and comparative genome analysis of Brucella melitensis isolated from Lebanon. FEMS Microbiology Letters 2017, 364: fnx199. PMID: 28961704, DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome analysisLateral gene transferComparative genome analysisDraft genome sequencingWhole-genome single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysisB. melitensisZoonotic disease brucellosisDepth genomic characterizationMultiple virulence determinantsSingle nucleotide polymorphism analysisNucleotide polymorphism analysisSequence divergenceGenome comparisonGenomic islandsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic variationGenomic characterizationDisease brucellosisGene transferMobile elements