Phylogenetic evidence of the transfer of nodZ and nolL genes from Bradyrhizobium to other rhizobia

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 626-630

  Ormeño Orrillo, Ernesto ^a   Servín Garcidueñas, Luis E ^a   Imperial, Juan ^b   Rey, Luis ^b   Ruiz Argueso, Tomás ^b   Martinez Romero, Esperanza ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lateral gene transfer; Legume symbiosis; Nod genes; Rhizobia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIACEAE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 84876131788     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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