Plasmid RNA polymerase-like mitochondrial sequences in Agaricus bitorquis

Current Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 370-376

  Robison, Mary M ^a   Horgen, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agaricus; Mitochondrion; Plasmid; RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

AGARICUS; AGARICUS BISPORUS; AGARICUS BITORQUIS; AGARICALES;

FUNGAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PLASMID DNA; RNA POLYMERASE;

AGARICALES; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GENE;

AGARICUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS;

EID: 0029922050     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02208618     Document Type: Article

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