Molecular systematic studies of eubacteria, using σ70-type sigma factors of group 1 and group 2

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1734-1747

  Gruber, Tanja M ^a   Bryant, Donald A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; EUBACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIAE; CHLOROBI; CYANOBACTERIA; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOPLASMATALES; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0031050795     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.5.1734-1747.1997     Document Type: Article

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