Phylogenetic analysis indicates bacteria-to-apicoplast lateral gene transfer

Acta Genetica Sinica

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1316-1320

  Zhu, Xin Yu ^a  

^a Nantong Agricultural College   (China)

Author keywords

Apicoplast; clpC gene; Lateral gene transfer; Mixture genome; Plastid

Indexed keywords

APICOMPLEXA; APICOPLAST; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLPC GENE; GENE; GENOME; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETIC TREE CONSTRUCTION METHOD; PHYLOGENY; PLASTID; PROTOZOON; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY;

APICOMPLEXA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA;

EID: 9444262474     PISSN: 03794172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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