Archaebacterial genomics: The complete genome sequence of Methanococcus jannaschii

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-4

  Edgell, David R ^a   Doolittle, W Ford ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031024673     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950190102     Document Type: Article

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