Gene transfer, speciation, and the evolution of bacterial genomes

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 519-523

  Lawrence, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENETICS; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOSS; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032855518     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(99)00010-7     Document Type: Review

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