Evolutionary analysis and lateral gene transfer of two-component regulatory systems associated with heavy-metal tolerance in bacteria

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 267-279

  Bouzat, Juan L ^a   Hoostal, Matthew J ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cop; Czc; Heavy metal tolerance; Horizontal gene transfer; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CADMIUM; COPPER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; RALSTONIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CADMIUM; COPPER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; RALSTONIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN; ZINC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84878741120     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-013-9558-z     Document Type: Article

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