Conjugal type IV macromolecular transfer systems of Gram-negative bacteria: Organismal distribution, structural constraints and evolutionary conclusions

Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 3201-3214

  Cao, T B ^a   Saier M H , Jr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Conjugation; DNA transfer; Protein secretion; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE TRANSFER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0035217633     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-147-12-3201     Document Type: Review

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