Sequence diversity in the 16S-23S intergenic spacer region (ISR) of the rRNA operons in representatives of the Escherichia coli ECOR collection

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-72

  Antón, Ana I ^a,b   Martínez Murcia, Antonio J ^b   Rodríguez Valera, Francisco ^a,b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

16S 23S rRNA gene spacer; Concerted evolution; Intergenic spacer region; Intervening sequences

Indexed keywords

ALANINE TRANSFER RNA; BACTERIAL DNA; GLUTAMIC ACID TRANSFER RNA; ISOLEUCINE TRANSFER RNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OPERON; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; RNA, TRANSFER, GLU; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0031780508     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006363     Document Type: Article

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