Horizontal gene transfer of glycosyl hydrolases of the rumen fungi

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 352-361

  Garcia Vallve S ^a   Romeu, A ^a   Palau, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Codon usage; Glycosyl hydrolases; Horizontal gene transfer; Pearson linear correlation coefficient; Rumen fungi

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; GLYCOSIDASE; HEMICELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORPINOMYCES; PHYLOGENY; RUMEN MICROORGANISM;

FIBROBACTER SUCCINOGENES; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; ORPINOMYCES; ORPINOMYCES JOYONII;

EID: 0033995545     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026315     Document Type: Article

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