A comparative categorization of protein function encoded in bacterial or archeal genomic islands

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Merk, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clusters of Orthologous Groups of genes; Genomic islands; Horizontal gene transfer; Lateral gene transfer; Xenologous genes

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; TRANSFERASE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOME; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SECRETION; CELL WALL; CODON USAGE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOMIC ISLAND; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAXONOMY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENOMIC ISLANDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 31844435178     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-0311-5     Document Type: Article

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