Comparative analyses of Xanthomonas and Xylella complete genomes

OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-76

  Moreira, Leandro M ^a   De Souza, Robson F ^a   Digiampietri, Luciano A ^b   Da Silva, Ana C R ^c   Setubal, João C ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c Alellyx Applied Genomics   (Brazil)

^d VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLICON V; GENE PRODUCT; NICKASE; O ANTIGEN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOMONADIN;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; AVRBS GENE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA MODIFICATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE FUNCTION; HOST RANGE; KDGT GENE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TYPE II SECRETION SYSTEM; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM; XANTHOMONAS; XYLELLA;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOFTWARE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE FACTORS; XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 17444372754     PISSN: 15362310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/omi.2005.9.43     Document Type: Article

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