Comparative genome characterization of Achromobacter members reveals potential genetic determinants facilitating the adaptation to a pathogenic lifestyle

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 6413-6425

  Li, Xiangyang ^a   Hu, Yao ^a   Gong, Jing ^a   Zhang, Linshuang ^a   Wang, Gejiao ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Achromobacter; Comparative genome analysis; Environmental adaptation; Pathogen and virulence factors; Phylogenomic and evolution

Indexed keywords

ACHROMOBACTER; ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENOMIC AND EVOLUTION; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BIOLOGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDES; PATHOGENS; PROTEINS;

GENES;

PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; CELLULOSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; PATHOGEN; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

ACHROMOBACTER; ADAPTATION; ALCALIGENES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BORDETELLA; CARBON SOURCE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE NUMBER; GENOME SIZE; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; GLYCOLYSIS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; IRON TRANSPORT; LIPID TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; QUORUM SENSING; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TYPE II SECRETION SYSTEM; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM;

ACHROMOBACTER; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENOME SIZE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ACHROMOBACTER; ALCALIGENES; BORDETELLA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84879840454     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5018-3     Document Type: Article

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