Lateral Transfer of genes and gene fragments in Staphylococcus extends beyond mobile elements

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 3964-3977

  Chan, Cheong Xin ^a,c   Beiko, Robert G ^b   Ragan, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; GENE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENE TRANSFER; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES; PHYLOGENY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

LANGAT VIRUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79960408082     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01524-10     Document Type: Article

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