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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Main Authors: Russell Jacob A, Desjardins Christopher A, Baldo Laura, Stahlhut Julie K, Werren John H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/48