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Phylogenetic analysis of bacterial and archaeal arsC gene sequences suggests an ancient, common origin for arsenate reductase

Colin R Jackson email and Sandra L Dugas email

Department of Biological Sciences, SLU 10736, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA 70402, USA

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BMC Evolutionary Biology 2003, 3:18doi:10.1186/1471-2148-3-18

Published: 23 July 2003

Additional files

Additional File 1:

Excel file showing the sources of the sequences used in both arsC and 16S rRNA phylogenetic analyses. Each arsC sequence was designated as either plasmid or chromosomal, and as either confirmed (based on known arsenic resistance) or putative (from whole genome sequencing).

Format: XLS Size: 23KB Download file

This file can be viewed with: Microsoft Excel Viewer

Additional File 2:

ARB data file containing multiple alignments of all arsC and 16S rRNA sequences used in this manuscript. File requires the ARB package for Linux or Solaris systems, freely available from http://www.arb-home.de webcite

Format: ARB Size: 105KB Download file


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