The interaction of protein structure, selection, and recombination on the evolution of the type-1 fimbrial major subunit (fimA) from Escherichia coli

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 193-204

  Peek, Andrew S ^a   Souza, Valeria ^b   Eguiarte, Luis E ^b   Gaut, Brandon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diversifying selection; Escherichia coli genetic variation; Surface protein

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN;

ALLELISM; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; FIMBRIA; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SALMONELLA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0035095812     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010148     Document Type: Article

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