Positive selection acting on a surface membrane protein of the plant-pathogenic phytoplasmas.
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SUBMITTER: Kakizawa S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1447460 | biostudies-literature | 2006 May
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Positive selection acting on a surface membrane protein of the plant-pathogenic phytoplasmas.
Kakizawa Shigeyuki S Oshima Kenro K Jung Hee-Young HY Suzuki Shiho S Nishigawa Hisashi H Arashida Ryo R Miyata Shin-Ichi S Ugaki Masashi M Kishino Hirohisa H Namba Shigetou S
Journal of bacteriology 20060501 9
Phytoplasmas are plant-pathogenic bacteria that cause numerous diseases. This study shows a strong positive selection on the phytoplasma antigenic membrane protein (Amp). The ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous substitutions was >1 with all the methods we tested. The clear positive selections imply an important biological role for Amp in host-bacterium interactions. ...[more]
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