Gene amelioration demonstrated: The journey of nascent genes in bacteria

Genome

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 164-168

  Marri, Pradeep Reddy ^a   Golding, G Brian ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lateral gene transfer; Molecular evolution; Phylogeny; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pyogenes; Unique genes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM; CODON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA; CODON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 40749101805     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/G07-105     Document Type: Article

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