Fig. 1.

k-mer analysis of E. coli, for which KL = 7. a Percentage of missing k-mers, i.e., those for which \( n\left({m}_i^k\right)=0 \). b D1 distance between two K12 strains of E. coli

k-mer analysis of E. coli, for which KL = 7. a Percentage of missing k-mers, i.e., those for which \( n\left({m}_i^k\right)=0 \). b D1 distance between two K12 strains of E. coli