Population genetics and evolution of the pan-genome of Streptococcus pneumoniae

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 301, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 619-622

  Muzzi, Alessandro ^a   Donati, Claudio ^a  

^a NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Horizontal gene transfer; Pan genome; Recombination; Streptococcus mitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIAL GENOME; COMMENSAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MICROFLORA; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PAN GENOME; PATHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 80555122871     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2011.09.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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