Horizontal transfer of catalase-peroxidase genes between Archaea and pathogenic bacteria

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 196-197

  Faguy, David M ^b   Doolittle, W Ford ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; PEROXIDASE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; POSIBACTERIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0034191993     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(00)02007-2     Document Type: Article

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