Using Comparative Genomics for Inquiry-Based Learning to Dissect Virulence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Yersinia pestis

This work was funded by the United States Department of Energy Genomics:GTL and SciDAC Programs (DE-FG02-04ER25627) for the BACTER Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship (D.J.B); the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant number 5T15LM007359 to the Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine Training Program for a Post-Doctoral Traineeship (D.J.B); and in part with federal funds from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, under contract number HHSN266200400040C. We thank Dr. Madeline Fisher for writing assistance and Drs. Bradley Anderson, Bob Mau, and Aaron Darling for technical assistance with this work.