Molecular evolution and phylogenetic utility of Wolbachia ftsZ and wsp gene sequences with special reference to the origin of male-killing

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 584-600

  Schulenburg, J Hinrich G V D ^a,d   Hurst, Gregory D D ^b   Huigens, Ties M E ^c   Van Meer, Marnix M M ^c   Jiggins, Francis M ^a   Majerus, Michael E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Male killing; Phylogenetic analysis; Positive selection; Substitution rate heterogeneity; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SELECTION; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WOLBACHIA;

ACRAEA; ACRAEA ENCEDON; ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; INSECTA; RICKETTSIALES; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0034085187     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026338     Document Type: Article

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