RNA polymerase of Aquifex pyrophilus: Implications for the evolution of the bacterial rpoBC operon and extremely thermophilic bacteria

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 528-541

  Klenk, Hans Peter ^a,e   Meier, Thomas Dirk ^b,d   Durovic, Peter ^c   Schwass, Volker ^b   Lottspeich, Friedrich ^b   Dennis, Patrick P ^c   Zillig, Wolfram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^e Epidanros Biotechnologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquifex pyrophilus; DNA directed RNA polymerase; Extreme thermophiles; Molecular evolution; Mycoplasmatales; RpoBC operon; Thermotoga maritima

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MYCOPLASMATALES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

AQUIFEX PYROPHILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EPSILONPROTEOBACTERIA; MYCOPLASMATALES; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

EID: 0032955637     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006496     Document Type: Article

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