Analysis of insertion sequences in thermophilic cyanobacteria: Exploring the mechanisms of establishing, maintaining, and withstanding high insertion sequence abundance

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 5458-5466

  Nelson, William C ^a   Wollerman, Lori ^b   Bhaya, Devaki ^c   Heidelberg, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Plant Biology ^*  (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; HOT SPRINGS;

APPROPRIATE MODELS; GENETIC ELEMENTS; HOT SPRING MICROBIAL MATS; INSERTION SEQUENCES; LATERAL GENE TRANSFERS; NATURAL POPULATION; SEQUENCE CONSERVATION; TRANSPOSITION ACTIVITY;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CYANOBACTERIUM; DATA SET; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; GENOMICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUTATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 79961082576     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.05090-11     Document Type: Article

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