Origin and Evolution of Rickettsial Plasmids.

Rickettsia species are strictly intracellular bacteria that have undergone a reductive genomic evolution. Despite their allopatric lifestyle, almost half of the 26 currently validated Rickettsia species have plasmids. In order to study the origin, evolutionary history and putative roles of rickettsi...

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Main Authors: Khalid El Karkouri, Pierre Pontarotti, Didier Raoult, Pierre-Edouard Fournier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4750851?pdf=render