Citrate synthase gene comparison, a new tool for phylogenetic analysis, and its application for the rickettsiae

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 252-261

  Roux, Veronique ^a   Rydkina, Elena ^a,b   Eremeeva, Marina ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a,c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030894532     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-2-252     Document Type: Article

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