The minimal genome concept

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 709-714

  Mushegian, Arcady ^a  

^a Akkadix Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032785020     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(99)00023-4     Document Type: Review

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