Horizontal gene transfer and gene conversion drive evolution of modular polyketide synthases

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1541-1547

  Zucko, Jurica ^a,b   Long, Paul F ^c   Hranueli, Daslav ^b   Cullum, John ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene conversion; Horizontal gene transfer; Polyketide synthases

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; AVERMECTIN; CONCANAMYCIN A; DNA; ERYTHROMYCIN; LANKAMYCIN; MEGALOMICIN; MIDECAMYCIN; NATAMYCIN; NEMADECTIN; NIDDAMYCIN; NYSTATIN; OLEANDOMYCIN; OLIGOMYCIN; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; SPIRAMYCIN; TYLOSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONVERSION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENETIC TREE;

BACTERIA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE CONVERSION; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES;

EID: 84867337991     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-012-1149-2     Document Type: Article

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