Phylogenetic analysis shows that the OXA β-lactamase genes have been on plasmids for millions of years

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 314-321

  Barlow, Miriam ^a   Hall, Barry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

lactamase; Gene mobilization; OXA; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE OXA 2; BETA-LACTAMASE OXA-2; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; OXA BETA LACTAMASE GENE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; TIME;

BAYES THEOREM; BETA-LACTAMASES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037008841     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2328-y     Document Type: Article

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