Erratum: Polymorphic competence peptides do not restrict recombination in streptococcus pneumoniae (Molecular Biology and Evolution (2010) 27 (694-702) DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msp287);Polymorphic Competence Peptides Do Not Restrict Recombination in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 694-702

  Cornejo, Omar E ^a   McGee, Lesley ^b   Rozen, Daniel E ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ComC; Genetic diversity; Population genetic structure; Positive selection; Recombination; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMC GENE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 77249124846     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq255     Document Type: Erratum

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