Genome size characterization of the principal endocellular symbiotic bacteria of the weevil Sitophilus oryzae, using pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-350

  Charles, H ^a   Condemine, G ^b   Nardon, C ^a   Nardon, P ^a  

^a UA INRA 203   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Evolution; Genome size; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Sitophilus; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CHROMOSOME SIZE; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EVOLUTION; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SITOPHILUS; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE;

EID: 0030907225     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(97)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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