The role of horizontal gene transfer by bacteriophages in the origin of pathogenic bacteria

Genetika

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 595-620

  Krylov, V N ^a  

^a STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND SELECTION OF INDUSTRIAL MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; GENOMICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; VIRULENCE; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENE; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LYSOGENIZATION; PSEUDOMONAS PHAGE; TRANSPOSON; VIRUS GENOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EVOLUTION; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOMICS; HUMANS; LYSOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PHAGES; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0141610658     PISSN: 00166758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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