title: Codon usage and lateral gene transfer in Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: Bacillus subtilis possesses three classes of genes, differing by their codon preference. One class corresponds to prophages or prophage-like elements, indicative of the existence of systematic lateral gene transfer in this organism. The nature of the selection pressure that operates on codon bias is beginning to be understood.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Régulation de l'Expression Génétique Institut Pasteur 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724, Paris, Cedex 15, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moszer
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Danchin
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics*; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics*; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012343:RNA, Transfer