Early lateral transfer of genes encoding malic enzyme, acetyl-CoA synthetase and alcohol dehydrogenases from anaerobic prokaryotes to Entamoeba histolytica

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 446-455

  Field, Jessica ^a   Rosenthal, Benjamin ^b   Samuelson, John ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYL COENZYME A; ACETYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); MALIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; ARTICLE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FERMENTATION; GENE TRANSFER; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ACETATE-COA LIGASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; ARCHAEA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0033710968     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02143.x     Document Type: Article

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