CBE-LSE 11: 81-93     Genomics and bioinformatics are topics of increasing interest in undergraduate biological science
curricula. Many existing exercises focus on gene annotation and analysis of a single genome. In
this paper, we present two educational modules designed to enable students to learn and apply
fundamental concepts in comparative genomics using examples related to bacterial pathogenesis.

David J. Baumler, Lois M. Banta, Kai F. Hung, Jodi A. Schwarz^*, Eric L. Cabot, Jeremy D. Glasner, and Nicole T. Perna

CBE—Life Sciences Education, Vol. 11, 81–93, Spring 2012