Mobile regulatory cassettes mediate modular shuffling in T4-type phage genomes

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 140-152

  Arbiol, Christine ^a,b,c   Comeau, André M ^b,c,e   Kutateladze, Mzia ^d   Adamia, Revaz ^d   Krisch, H M ^b,c  

^a Institut d'Exploration Fonctionnelle des Genomes   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UPS   (France)

^d George Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage Microbiology and Virology   (Georgia)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genome evolution; Modular shuffling; Regulatory cassette; T4 like phage

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958484635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evq006     Document Type: Article

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