Somatic and germline diversification of a putative immunoreceptor within one phylum: dscam in arthropods (Publications)
Arthropod Dscam, the homologue of the human Down Syndrome cell adhesion molecule, is a receptor used by the nervous and immune systems. Unlike in vertebrates, evolutionary pressure has selected and ma
Population structure and recombination in environmental isolates of <em>Legionella pneumophila</em> (Publications)
Legionella pneumophila is a water-borne bacteria responsible for most cases of legionellosis, an emerging disease with an increasing incidence in industrialized countries. Although early analysis base