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From: Genomic diversity and versatility of Lactobacillus plantarum, a natural metabolic engineer

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Genotype-phenotype linkage analysis by Random Forest classification. Growth (Yes) or non-growth (No) of 42 different L. plantarum strains on a variety of sugars was measured. Legend: the color coding used for integration of significance of genes for a certain phenotype with their presence/absence patterns for the different strains. A gene that is found to be important to distinguish strains of different phenotypes is assumed as important. Present (for the majority of strains): gene is present in at least p percent (default of 75%) of strains for a given phenotype. Absent (for the majority of strains): gene is absent in at least 75% of strains of a given phenotype. Examples are given of gene cassettes (using gene numbering of strain WCFS1) that are found to be important for phenotype classification of strains.

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