How optimized is the translational machinery in Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium and Saccharomyces cerevisiae?

Genetics

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-44

  Xia, Xuhua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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ARTICLE; CODON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031805147     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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