Random sequence analysis of genomic DNA of a hyperthermophile: Aquifex pyrophilus

Extremophiles

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 125-134

  Choi, In Geol ^a   Kim, Sang Suk ^a   Ryu, Jae Ryeon ^a   Han, Ye Sun ^a   Bang, Won Gi ^b   Kim, Sung Hou ^c   Yu, Yeon Gyu ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifex pyrophilus; Hyperthermophile Genome sequence; Oxidase; Protease; Racemase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMIC LIBRARY; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0031196641     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007920050025     Document Type: Article

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