Genomes of Gardnerella Strains Reveal an Abundance of Prophages within the Bladder Microbiome

Kema Malki; Jason W. Shapiro; Travis K. Price; Evann E. Hilt; Krystal Thomas-White; Trina Sircar; Amy B. Rosenfeld; Gina Kuffel; Michael J. Zilliox; Alan J. Wolfe; Catherine Putonti

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166757

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Genomes of Gardnerella Strains Reveal an Abundance of Prophages within the Bladder Microbiome

Kema Malki,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Jason W. Shapiro,

Affiliations Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Bioinformatics Program, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Travis K. Price,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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Evann E. Hilt,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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Krystal Thomas-White,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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Trina Sircar,

Affiliation Bioinformatics Program, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Amy B. Rosenfeld,

Affiliation Center for Biomedical Informatics, Loyola Genomics Facility, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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Gina Kuffel,

Affiliation Center for Biomedical Informatics, Loyola Genomics Facility, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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Michael J. Zilliox,

Affiliation Department of Public Health Sciences, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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Alan J. Wolfe,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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Catherine Putonti

* E-mail: cputonti@luc.edu

Affiliations Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Bioinformatics Program, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Department of Computer Science, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Genomes of Gardnerella Strains Reveal an Abundance of Prophages within the Bladder Microbiome

Kema Malki,
Jason W. Shapiro,
Travis K. Price,
Evann E. Hilt,
Krystal Thomas-White,
Trina Sircar,
Amy B. Rosenfeld,
Gina Kuffel,
Michael J. Zilliox,
Alan J. Wolfe

Published: November 18, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166757

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