Evidence for lateral transfer of the suilysin gene region of Streptococcus suis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 2050-2057

  Takamatsu, Daisuke ^a   Osaki, Makoto ^a   Sekizaki, Tsutomu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLYSIN; GENE PRODUCT; SUILYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; TRANSPOSON;

BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0036206386     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.7.2050-2057.2002     Document Type: Article

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