Distribution of chromosome length variation in natural isolates of Escherichia coli

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 6-16

  Bergthorsson, Ulfar ^a   Ochman, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome size variation; Escherichia coli; Genome evolution; Physical mapping; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME SIZE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0031963154     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025847     Document Type: Article

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