Characterization of sams genes of Amoeba proteus and the endosymbiotic X-bacteria

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-69

  Jeon, Taeck J ^a   Jeon, Kwang W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amoeba; Endosymbionts; Nucleotide sequence; S adenosylmethionine synthetase; SAM; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; GENETICS; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; PROTIST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMOEBA; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CODON, INITIATOR; CODON, TERMINATOR; GENES, BACTERIAL; LEGIONELLACEAE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SYMBIOSIS;

AMOEBA PROTEUS; AMOEBA PROTEUS SYMBIOTIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037224315     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00107.x     Document Type: Article

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