Comparative genomic analysis of a neurotoxigenic Clostridium species using partial genome sequence: Phylogenetic analysis of a few conserved proteins involved in cellular processes and metabolism

Anaerobe

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-154

  Alam, Syed Imteyaz ^a   Dixit, Aparna ^a   Tomar, Arvind ^a   Singh, Lokendra ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

BTW agent; Clostridium tetani; Neurotoxigenic Clostridium; Phylogeny; Tetanus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; NEUROTOXIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL METABOLISM; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; GENE DELETION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI;

EID: 77951768720     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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