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Rapid phylogenetic analysis of large samples of recombinant bacterial whole genome sequences using Gubbins

Nucleic Acids Research, ISSN: 1362-4962, Vol: 43, Issue: 3, Page: e15-null
2015
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    Citations
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    Usage
  • 916
    Captures
  • 28
    Mentions
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  • Citations
    1,751
    • Citation Indexes
      1,747
    • Policy Citations
      3
      • Policy Citation
        3
    • Patent Family Citations
      1
      • Patent Families
        1
  • Captures
    916
  • Mentions
    28
    • News Mentions
      28
      • News
        28

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Croucher, Nicholas J; Page, Andrew J; Connor, Thomas R; Delaney, Aidan J; Keane, Jacqueline A; Bentley, Stephen D; Parkhill, Julian; Harris, Simon R

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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