Multilocus Sequence Analysis of Nectar Pseudomonads Reveals High Genetic Diversity and Contrasting Recombination Patterns

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Álvarez Pérez, Sergio ^a,b   de Vega, Clara ^a   Herrera, Carlos M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GYRB GENE; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NECTAR; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS LUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS LUTEA; PSEUDOMONAS ORYZIHABITANS; PSEUDOMONAS RHIZOSPHAERAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; RPOB GENE; RPOD GENE; RRS GENE;

GENETIC VARIATION; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PLANT NECTAR; PLANTS; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 84885137158     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075797     Document Type: Article

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