Evolution of conjugation and type IV secretion systems

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 315-331

  Guglielmini, Julien ^a,b   De La Cruz, Fernando ^c   Rocha, Eduardo P C ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial conjugation; Exaptation; Horizontal gene transfer; Plasmid evolution; Type IV protein secretion

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FIRMICUTES; GENE TRANSFER; LAST COMMON ANCESTOR; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PHYLUM; PROKARYOTE; PROTEOBACTERIA; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM; ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875875453     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mss221     Document Type: Article

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