Lateral gene transfer and metabolic adaptation in the human parasite trichomonas vaginalis

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1769-1773

  De Koning, A P ^a   Brinkman, F S L ^a   Jones, S J M ^a   Keeling, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lateral transfer; Molecular phylogeny; N acetyl neuraminate lyase; Parasitism; Protozoa; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO DEHYDRO 4 DEOXYOGLUCARATE DEHYDRATASE; DIHYDRODIPICOLINATE SYNTHASE; MICROBIAL ENZYME; N ACETYLNEURAMINATE LYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LETTER; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0033752502     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026275     Document Type: Letter

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