The plasmid-mediated evolution of the mycobacterial ESX (Type VII) secretion systems

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Newton Foot, Mae ^a   Warren, Robin Mark ^a   Sampson, Samantha Leigh ^a   Van Helden, Paul David ^a   Gey Van Pittius, Nicolaas Claudius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ESAT 6; ESX; Evolution; Mycobacterium; Plasmid; Type VII secretion system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; GENE FLOW; GENOMICS; PHYLOGENETICS; PLASMID; PROTEIN; SECRETION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRULENCE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POSIBACTERIA;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TYPE VII SECRETION SYSTEM;

BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TYPE VII SECRETION SYSTEM;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TYPE VII SECRETION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84961205555     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-016-0631-2     Document Type: Article

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