Natural selection on the luxA gene of bioluminescent bacteria

Symbiosis

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-108

  Peat, Scott M ^a   Adams, Byron J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioluminescence; Destabilizing selection; Evolution; luxA; Natural selection; Photobacterium; Photorhabdus; Shewanella; TreeSAAP; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; ENDOSYMBIONT; NATURAL SELECTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PREY CAPTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIUM; PHOTORHABDUS; SHEWANELLA; VIBRIO;

EID: 44349181575     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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