Positive selection in the ComC-ComD system of streptococcal species

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 6429-6434

  Ichihara, Hisako ^a   Kuma, Kei Ichi ^a   Toh, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPETENCE STIMULATING PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COMC GENE; COMD GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHEROMONES; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33749004815     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00484-06     Document Type: Article

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