Contribution of lateral gene transfer to the gene repertoire of a gut-adapted methanogen

Genomics

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-58

  Lurie Weinberger, Mor N ^a   Peeri, Michael ^a   Gophna, Uri ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Archaeal genomics; Horizontal gene transfer; Microbial evolution

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ADHESIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE PRODUCT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; INTESTINE FLORA; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; METHANOGEN; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, ARCHAEAL; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; METHANOBREVIBACTER; PHYLOGENY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII;

EID: 84855189641     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: 10898646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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