Bacterial flagella and type III secretion: Case studies in the evolution of complexity

Genome Dynamics

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 30-47

  Pallen, M ^a   Gophna, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI SECRETED PROTEIN A; FLAGELLIN; FLIJ PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YSCO PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; CLADISTICS; GENE DUPLICATION; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FLAGELLUM; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SECRETION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLAGELLA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SECRETORY PATHWAY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 57049125692     PISSN: 16609263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000107602     Document Type: Review

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