Type IV secretion systems and genomic islands-mediated horizontal gene transfer in Pseudomonas and Haemophilus

Microbiological Research

Volumn 170, Issue , 2015, Pages 10-17

  Juhas, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genomic island; Haemophilus; Horizontal gene transfer; Pseudomonas; Type IV secretion system

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; GENE TRANSFER;

GENOMIC ISLANDS; HAEMOPHILUS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; PSEUDOMONAS; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEMS;

GENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 84930040547     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2014.06.007     Document Type: Review

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