Adjusting to alien genes: MicroCommentary

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1061-1063

  Johnsen, Pl J ^a   Levin, Bruce R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; ADAPTATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 77349092856     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07075.x     Document Type: Note

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