Physical and genetic map of the genome of Buchnera, the primary endosymbiont of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 142-150

  Charles, Hubert ^b   Ishikawa, Hajime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UA INRA 203   (France)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisum; Buchnera; Genetic map; Genome size; Pea aphid; Pulse field gel electrophoresis; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

APHID; ARTICLE; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; GENOME; HYBRIDIZATION; OPERON; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENOME; PEAS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SYMBIOSIS;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; PISUM SATIVUM; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032934366     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006452     Document Type: Article

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