Insights into the evolutionary history of tubercle bacilli as disclosed by genetic rearrangements within a PE_PGRS duplicated gene pair

Insights into the evolutionary history of tubercle bacilli as disclosed by genetic rearrangements within a PE_PGRS duplicated gene pair

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The highly homologous PE_PGRS (Proline-glutamic acid_polymorphic GC-rich repetitive sequence) genes are members of the PE multigene family which is found only in mycobacteria. PE genes are particularly abundant within the genomes of...

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Main Authors: Kurepina Natalia, Huard Richard C, Cataldi Angel, Fabre Michel, Suffys Philip, Rastogi Nalin, Sola Christophe, Vincent Véronique, Namouchi Amine, Gey van Pittius Nicolaas C, Karboul Anis, Kreiswirth Barry, Ho John L, Gutierrez M Cristina, Mardassi Helmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/6/107

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