A variable gene in a conserved region of the Helicobacter pylori genome: Isotopic gene replacement or rapid evolution?

DNA Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 163-168

  Ménard, Armelle ^a   Danchin, Antoine ^b   Dupouy, Sandrine ^a   Mégraud, Francis ^a   Lehours, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Coding DNA sequence; Diversifying selection; Genetic diversity; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BACTERIOPHAGE RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 56049116969     PISSN: 13402838     EISSN: 17561663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsn006     Document Type: Article

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