Bacterial evolution and silicon

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-276

  Trevors, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Evolution; Molecular; Silicon

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA POLYMERASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM; DIATOM; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTION; FLAGELLATE; FUNGUS; INSECT; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONGE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DNA; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; EVOLUTION; FUNGI; GENOME, BACTERIAL; INSECTS; INVERTEBRATES; NUCLEOSIDE-PHOSPHATE KINASE; PLANTS; PORIFERA; SILICON;

ACTINOPODA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICTYOCHOPHYCEAE; FILICOPHYTA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); POACEAE; RADIOLARIA (PROTOZOANS); XANTHOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0030948415     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000183732698     Document Type: Article

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