Horizontal gene transfer in trypanosomatids

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 470-476

  Opperdoes, Fred R ^a   Michels, Paul A M ^a  

^a DE DUVE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; PYRIMIDINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; EVOLUTION; FLAGELLATE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, PLANT; GENES, VIRAL; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; PHYLOGENY; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; KINETOPLASTIDA; PHOTOBACTERIA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 34648836598     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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