The complete genome sequence of Lactobacillus bulgaricus reveals extensive and ongoing reductive evolution

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Fig. 4.
Fig. 4.

Synteny between L. bulgaricus and L. acidophilus genomes. x axis, position on L. bulgaricus genome (Mbp); y axis, position on L. acidophilus genome (Mbp). 0, replication origin. Colors indicate protein similarity by blast score ratio (25) according to the scale on the right.

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  1. PNAS June 13, 2006 vol. 103 no. 24 9274-9279