Horizontal transfer of a phosphatase gene as evidence for mosaic structure of the Salmonella genome.
Groisman EA, Saier MH, Ochman H. Horizontal transfer of a phosphatase gene as evidence for mosaic structure of the Salmonella genome. The EMBO Journal 1992, 11: 1309-1316. PMID: 1339343, PMCID: PMC556579, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1992.tb05175.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid PhosphataseAmino Acid SequenceBase CompositionBase SequenceChromosomes, BacterialCloning, MolecularCodonDNAEscherichia coliGenes, BacterialGenome, BacterialMolecular Sequence DataMosaicismPhylogenyPlasmidsRestriction MappingSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTransfectionConceptsBase compositionPhoN geneNon-specific acid phosphatase activityAtypical base compositionSpacing of genesOverall base compositionNon-specific acid phosphataseCodon usage patternsGram-negative speciesChromosome sizeBacterial genomesPhosphatase geneKb regionSalmonella chromosomeSalmonella genomeGenetic basisHorizontal transferAcid phosphatase activityTrinucleotide frequenciesHigh similarityGenomeGenesEscherichia coliPhosphatase activityOriT region