Accelerated microevolution in an outer membrane protein (OMP) of the intracellular bacteria <it>Wolbachia</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of Gram-negative bacteria are key players in the biology of bacterial-host interactions. However, while considerable attention has been given to OMPs of vertebrate pathogens, relatively little is known...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-02-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/48 |