Lateral gene transfer and metabolic adaptation in the human parasite Trichomonas vaginalis

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作者
de Koning, AP
Brinkman, FSL
Jones, SJM
Keeling, PJ
机构
[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Zool, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
[2] Univ British Columbia, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
[3] British Columbia Canc Res Ctr, Genome Sequence Ctr, Vancouver, BC, Canada
[4] Univ British Columbia, Dept Bot, Canadian Inst Adv Res, Vancouver, BC, Canada
关键词
lateral transfer; protozoa; molecular phylogeny; parasitism; N-acetyl neuraminate lyase; Trichomonas vaginalis;
D O I
10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026275
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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页码:1769 / 1773
页数:5
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