A molecular view of microbial diversity and the biosphere

Science

Volumn 276, Issue 5313, 1997, Pages 734-740

  Pace, Norman R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSPHERE; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; GENE SEGREGATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RRNA OPERON; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 0030982247     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.276.5313.734     Document Type: Article

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63. I thank S. Kustu, G. Olsen, and C. Woese for helpful comments on the manuscript, and S. Barns, S. Dawson, C. Delwiche, and P. Hugenholtz for assistance with the figures. Research in my laboratory is supported by grants from the U.S. Department of Energy and NIH.