Molecular taxonomy [Elektronische Ressource] : bioinformatics and practical evaluation / vorgelegt von Alexander Pozhitkov

Molecular Taxonomy. Bioinformatics and Practical Evaluation I n a u g u r a l - D i s s e r t a t i o n zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität zu Köln vorgelegt von Alexander Pozhitkov aus Moskau, Russland (Köln, 2003) Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Diethard Tautz Prof. Dr. Thomas Wiehe Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 02. December 2003 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................. 5 ABBREVIATIONS........................................................................................................... 6 ZUSAMMENFASSUNG .................................................................................................. 7 SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... 8 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 9 CHAPTER 1 AN ALGORITHM AND PROGRAM FOR FINDING SEQUENCE SPECIFIC OLIGO-NUCLEOTIDE PROBES FOR SPECIES IDENTIFICATION ........................................................................................................ 11 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................