Molecular evolution of Rickettsia surface antigens: Evidence of positive selection

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2073-2083

  Blanc, Guillaume ^a   Ngwamidiba, Maxime ^b   Ogata, Hiroyuki ^a   Fournier, Pierre Edouard ^a,b   Claverie, Jean Michel ^a   Raoult, Didier ^b  

^a CNRS Aix Marseille University   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; Adhesin; Antigen; Autotransporter; Rickettsia

Indexed keywords

ATAXIN 1; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COEVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RICKETTSIA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; TYPHUS;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, BACTERIAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOME; RICKETTSIA; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 24744458189     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msi199     Document Type: Article

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