Evolution of P2-like phages and their impact on bacterial evolution

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311-317

  Nilsson, Anders S ^a   Haggård Ljungquist, Elisabeth ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Evolution; Immunity; Lysogenic conversion; P2 like phages

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

BACTERIOPHAGE; COLIPHAGE; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; STRUCTURAL GENE;

BACTERIOPHAGE P2; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 34249309862     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2007.02.004     Document Type: Review

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