Phylogenetic mapping of bacterial morphology

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2803-2808

  Siefert, Janet L ^a,c   Fox, George E ^b  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial morphology; Last common ancestor; Peptidoglycan; Phylogeny mapping

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC REGULATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031763367     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-10-2803     Document Type: Article

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