Multiple copies of ammonia monooxygenase (amo) operons have evolved under biased AT/GC mutational pressure in ammonia-oxidizing autotrophic bacteria.

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb13288.x

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Multiple copies of ammonia monooxygenase (amo) operons have evolved under biased AT/GC mutational pressure in ammonia-oxidizing autotrophic bacteria.

FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Nov 1998

Klotz M G, Norton J M

Abstract excerpt

The recent availability of complete sequences of ammonia monooxygenase (16 amoA, 5 amoB and 5 amoC gene sequences) and particulate methane monooxygenase (2 pmoA, pmoB and pmoC gene sequences each) genes allowed for a detailed analysis of their relatedness. Nucleotide sequence analysis was perform...

Topics

Base Composition
Base Sequence
Codon
DNA, Bacterial
Evolution, Molecular
Gene Duplication
Gram-Negative Chemolithotrophic Bacteria
Mutation
Operon
Oxidoreductases
Sequence Analysis, DNA

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