Cyanobacterial evolution and prochlorophyte diversity as seen in DNA- dependent RNA polymerase gene sequences

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 638-646

  Palenik, Brian ^a   Swift, Hewson ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

cyanobacteria; Prochlor othrix; Prochlorococcus; Prochloron; prochlorophytes; symb iosis

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROCHLORON; PROCHLOROPHYTES;

EID: 0029815763     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1996.00638.x     Document Type: Article

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