Evidence of transfer by conjugation of type IV secretion system genes between bartonella species and rhizobium radiobacter in amoeba

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Saisongkorh, Watcharee ^a   Robert, Catherine ^a   La Scola, Bernard ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a   Rolain, Jean Marc ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA RATTAUSTRALIANI; GENE SEQUENCE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; LANGAT VIRUS; MAMMALIA; PROTISTA; RHIZOBIALES;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BARTONELLA; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS;

EID: 77958547479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012666     Document Type: Article

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