# Why prokaryotes have pangenomes

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/why-prokaryotes-have-pangenomes/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | James O. McInerney,Alan McNally,Mary J. O’Connell |
| Citations | 447 |
| DOI | 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.40 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | green |
| OA URL | https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/14570a05-16cb-4b3b-a229-19f9e2be8da0 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2602439962 |
| PMID | 28350002 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2017 |

## Paper authors

- [Alan McNally](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alan-mcnally/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Evolution and Genetic Dynamics](https://scholariq.org/topics/evolution-and-genetic-dynamics/)

## Paper topics

- [Evolution and Genetic Dynamics](https://scholariq.org/topics/evolution-and-genetic-dynamics/)
- [Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/genomics-and-phylogenetic-studies/)
- [Genetic diversity and population structure](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-diversity-and-population-structure/)

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