Molecular Evidence for the Evolution of Metal Homeostasis Genes by Lateral Gene Transfer in Bacteria from the Deep Terrestrial Subsurface

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1698-1707

  Coombs, J M ^a   Barkay, T ^a,b  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b Dept of Biochem and Microbiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CELL MEMBRANES; ENZYMES; GENE TRANSFER; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXICITY;

FITNESS-ENHANCING PHENOTYPES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES;

BACTERIA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CADMIUM; LEAD; METAL; PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; WATER; ZINC;

GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOFILM; CELL TRANSPORT; CELL WALL; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; LAND BIOME; MICROORGANISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS; SURFACE SOIL;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HOMEOSTASIS; METALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; LANGAT VIRUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 1642348643     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.3.1698-1707.2004     Document Type: Article

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