Genome reduction in the α-proteobacteria

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 579-585

  Sällström, Björn ^a   Andersson, Siv G E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BARTONELLA; DISEASE CARRIER; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOME SIZE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PROPHAGE; REPLICON; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM; RICKETTSIA; VERTEBRATE; WOLBACHIA;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ANIMALS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE DELETION;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RICKETTSIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 25144454600     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2005.08.002     Document Type: Review

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