Prophage-like gene transfer agents-Novel mechanisms of gene exchange for Methanococcus, Desulfovibrio, Brachyspira, and Rhodobacter species

Anaerobe

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 43-49

  Stanton, Thad B ^a  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; GTA; Horizontal gene transfer

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VSH 1 PROTEIN;

ANAEROBE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; BRACHYSPIRA; DESULFOVIBRIO; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE TRANSFER; METHANOCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; RHODOBACTER; SHORT SURVEY;

DESULFOVIBRIO; METHANOCOCCUS; PROPHAGES; RHODOBACTER; SPIROCHAETALES; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; DESULFOVIBRIO; METHANOCOCCUS; PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; SPIROCHAETALES; VIRUS OF SERPULINA HYODYSENTERIAE 1;

EID: 34347250859     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2007.03.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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