Interspecies recombination, and phylogenetic distortions, within the glutamine synthetase and shikimate dehydrogenase genes of Neisseria meningitidis and commensal Neisseria species

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 799-812

  Zhou, Jiaji ^a   Bowler, Lucas D ^a   Spratt, Brian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; SHIKIMATE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0031018106     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2681633.x     Document Type: Article

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