The influence of recombination on the population structure and evolution of the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 741-749

  Holmes, Edward C ^b   Urwin, Rachel ^b   Maiden, Martin C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Evolution; Neisseria meningitidis; Population structure; Recombination; Split decomposition

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENE LOCUS; GENE POOL; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033053213     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026159     Document Type: Article

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