Simultaneous horizontal gene transfer of a gene coding for ribosomal protein L27 and operational genes in Arthrobacter sp.

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 632-637

  Garcia Vallvé, Santiago ^a   Simó, Francesc X ^a   Montero, Miguel A ^a   Arola, Lluís ^a   Romeu, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Codon bias; Horizontal gene transfer; L27 ribosomal protein

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN L27; SARCOSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS L27;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CODON; GENE EXPRESSION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTHROBACTER; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0036892058     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2358-5     Document Type: Article

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