Multiple independent horizontal transfers of informational genes from bacteria to plasmids and phages: Implications for the origin of bacterial replication machinery

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Moreira, David ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA B; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DATA BASE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; REPLICATION ORIGIN;

EID: 0033960153     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01692.x     Document Type: Note

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