Genome structure and phylogeny in the genus Brucella

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3244-3249

  Michaux Charachon, Sylvie ^a   Bourg, Gisele ^a   Jumas Bilak, Estelle ^a   Guigue Talet, Patricia ^a   Allardet Servent, Annick ^a   O'Callaghan, David ^a   Ramuz, Michel ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BRUCELLA; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CANIS; OVIS;

EID: 0030977044     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.10.3244-3249.1997     Document Type: Article

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