Azospirillum genomes reveal transition of bacteria from aquatic to terrestrial environments

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Wisniewski Dyé, Florence ^a   Borziak, Kirill ^b   Khalsa Moyers, Gurusahai ^b   Alexandre, Gladys ^c   Sukharnikov, Leonid O ^b,c   Wuichet, Kristin ^b,c   Hurst, Gregory B ^b   McDonald, W Hayes ^b,k   Robertson, Jon S ^d   Barbe, Valérie ^e   Calteau, Alexandra ^e   Rouy, Zoé ^e   Mangenot, Sophie ^e   Prigent Combaret, Claire ^a   Normand, Philippe ^a   Boyer, Mickaël ^a,l   Siguier, Patricia ^f   Dessaux, Yves ^f   Elmerich, Claudine ^g   Condemine, Guy ^h   Krishnen, Ganisan ^i,m   Kennedy, Ivan ⁱ   Paterson, Andrew H ^d   González, Victor ^j   Mavingui, Patrick ^a   Zhulin, Igor B ^b,c   more..

^a University of Lyon   (France)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e DIF   (France)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^j INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^k VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^l DANONE RESEARCH   (France)

^m Strategic Resources Research Centre   (Malaysia)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; LAND BIOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TERRABACTER; VASCULAR PLANT; AQUATIC SPECIES; ECOSYSTEM; ESSENTIAL GENE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOT; RHODOSPIRILLACEAE;

AZOSPIRILLUM; TERRABACTERIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

GLYCOSIDASE; RNA 16S;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; AZOSPIRILLUM; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; RHODOSPIRILLACEAE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 84855290546     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002430     Document Type: Article

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