Extensive variation in natural competence in haemophilus influenzae

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1852-1866

  Maughan, Heather ^a,b   Redfield, Rosemary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competence; DNA uptake; Polymorphism; Selection natural; Transformation; Variation

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; BACTERIUM; DIVERGENCE; DNA; INFLUENZA; POLYMORPHISM; RECOMBINATION; SELECTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; SELECTION (GENETICS); TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 67649139316     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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