Horizontal gene transfer contributes to the wide distribution and evolution of type II restriction-modification systems

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-96

  Jeltsch, Albert ^a   Pingoud, Alfred ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Codon usage; DNA methyltransferase; Modification enzyme; Restriction endonuclease; Restriction enzyme

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIOPHAGE; CODON; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA METHYLATION; EVOLUTION; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; CODON; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA RESTRICTION-MODIFICATION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, VIRAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHYLATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029940857     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02198833     Document Type: Article

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