Analysis of the hypervariable region of the Salmonella enterica genome associated with tRNA(leuX).

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The divergence of Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli is estimated to have occurred approximately 140 million years ago. Despite this evolutionary distance, the genomes of these two species still share extensive synteny and homology. However, there are significant differences between the two species in terms of genes putatively acquired via various horizontal transfer events. Here we report on the composition and distribution across the Salmonella genus of a chromosomal region designated...

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Authors: Bishop, A; Baker, S; Jenks, S; Fookes, M; Gaora, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of bacteriology
• Volume: 187
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 2469-2482
• Publication date: 2005-04-01
• DOI: 10.1128/jb.187.7.2469-2482.2005
• EISSN: 1098-5530
• ISSN: 0021-9193
• Language: English
• Keywords: RNA, Bacterial; Plasmids; Genome, Bacterial; RNA, Transfer, Leu; DNA, Circular; Genetic Variation; Species Specificity; Salmonella enterica; Bacteriophages; Molecular Sequence Data; Evolution, Molecular; Complementarity Determining Regions; Escherichia coli; Genomic Islands; Chromosome Mapping