Molecular characterization of the principal symbiotic bacteria of the Weevil Sitophilus oryzae: A peculiar G + C content of an endocytobiotic DNA

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 52-61

  Heddi, Abdelaziz ^a   Charles, Hubert ^a   Khatchadourian, Chaqué ^a   Bonnot, Guy ^a   Nardon, Paul ^a  

^a UA INRA 203   (France)

Author keywords

Codon usage; DNA composition; Intracellular bacteria; Phylogeny; Sitophilus oryzae; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CODON; COLEOPTERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SYMBIOSIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE COMPOSITION; BEETLES; CHAPERONIN 60; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC CODE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0031801256     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006362     Document Type: Article

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