Bacterial α2-macroglobulins colonization factors acquired by horizontal gene transfer from the metazoan genome.docVIP

Open Access 2004BuddetV R o e al.lumesea 5, rc Issue h 6, Article R38 Bacterial α -macroglobulins: colonization factors acquired by 2 horizontal gene transfer from the metazoan genome? Aidan Budd*, Stephanie Blandin*, Elena A Levashina? and Toby J Gibson* Addresses: *European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 69012 Heidelberg, Germany. ?UPR 9022 du CNRS, IBMC, rue René Descartes, F-67087 Strasbourg CEDEX, France. Correspondence: Toby J Gibson. E-mail: toby.gibson@embl.de Published: 26 May 2004 Received: 20 February 2004 Revised: 2 April 2004 Accepted: 8 April 2004 Genome Biology 2004, 5:R38