Possible role of horizontal gene transfer in the colonization of sea ice by Algae

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Raymond, James A ^a   Kim, Hak Jun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; ICE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; FREEZING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; INTRON; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SEA ICE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES COMPARISON; GENETICS; HAPTOPHYTA; ICE COVER; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

ALGAL PROTEINS; DIATOMS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HAPTOPHYTA; ICE COVER; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84860436217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035968     Document Type: Article

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