Phylogenomics of T4 cyanophages: Lateral gene transfer in the 'core' and origins of host genes

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2113-2126

  Ignacio Espinoza, J Cesar ^a   Sullivan, Matthew B ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CLASSIFICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; PHYLOGENY; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SEA; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME;

BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CYANOBACTERIA; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, VIRAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHYLOGENY; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; LANGAT VIRUS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 84864387036     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02704.x     Document Type: Article

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