Genomics of microbial plasmids: Classification and identification based on replication and transfer systems and host taxonomy

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue MAR, 2015, Pages

  Shintani, Masaki ^a   Sanchez, Zoe K ^a   Kimbara, Kazuhide ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conjugative transfer; Host; Inc group; Plasmid; Replication

Indexed keywords

DNA HELICASE; RNA 16S;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARCHAEON; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; EURYARCHAEOTA; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE REPLICATION; GENOMICS; METAGENOMICS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEOBACTERIA; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPIROCHETE; TAXONOMY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; FIRMICUTES; PROTEOBACTERIA; SPIROCHAETES;

EID: 84927513936     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00242     Document Type: Review

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