Identification of signature proteins that are distinctive of the Deinococcus-Thermus phylum

International Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 201-208

  Griffiths, Emma ^a   Gupta, Radhey S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deinococci specific proteins; Deinococcus spp.; Extremophilic bacteria; Lateral gene transfer; ORFans proteins; Radiation resistant bacteria; Thermus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEINOCOCCI; DEINOCOCCUS; DEINOCOCCUS GEOTHERMALIS; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; DEINOCOCCUS-THERMUS; THERMALES; THERMUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 34548697747     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.01.28     Document Type: Article

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