This month's Genome Watch considers the features of the latest streptococcal genomes in light of a common problem — cloning bias.
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Bentley, S. Genomic 'valleys of death'. Nat Rev Microbiol 6, 260–261 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1881
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