Summary: DNA-BAR is a software package for selecting DNA probes (henceforth referred to as distinguishers) that can be used in genomic-based identification of microorganisms. Given the genomic sequences of the microorganisms, DNA-BAR finds a near-minimum number of distinguishers yielding a distinct hybridization pattern for each microorganism. Selected distinguishers satisfy user specified bounds on length, melting temperature and GC content, as well as redundancy and cross-hybridization constraints. Availability: DNA-BAR can be used online through the web interface provided at http://dna.engr.uconn.edu/~software/DNA-BAR/. The open source C code, released under the GNU General Public License, is also available at the above address. Contact: [email protected]
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