Widespread Occurrence and Lateral Transfer of the Cyanobactin Biosynthesis Gene Cluster in Cyanobacteria
2008 ◽
Vol 75
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pp. 853-857
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ABSTRACT Cyanobactins are small cyclic peptides produced by cyanobacteria. Here we demonstrate the widespread but sporadic occurrence of the cyanobactin biosynthetic pathway. We detected a cyanobactin biosynthetic gene in 48 of the 132 strains included in this study. Our results suggest that cyanobactin biosynthetic genes have a complex evolutionary history in cyanobacteria punctuated by a series of ancient horizontal gene transfer events.
2014 ◽
Vol 281
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pp. 20140848
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1995 ◽
Vol 177
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pp. 6575-6584
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2009 ◽
Vol 364
(1527)
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pp. 2229-2239
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