Recombination in the genome of Chlamydia trachomatis involving the polymorphic membrane protein C gene relative to ompA and evidence for horizontal gene transfer

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 4295-4306

  Gomes, João P ^a,c   Bruno, William J ^b   Borrego, Maria J ^a   Dean, Deborah ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POLYMORPHIC MEMBRANE PROTEIN C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OMPA GENE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PMPC GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIACEAE; INSERTION SEQUENCES; RICKETTSIALES; UNIDENTIFIED INSERTION SEQUENCE;

EID: 3042565597     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.13.4295-4306.2004     Document Type: Article

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