The atpA gene cluster of Guillardia theta (Cryptophyta): A piece in the puzzle of chloroplast genome evolution

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 128-135

  Leitsch, Carola E W ^a   Kowallik, Klaus V ^a   Douglas, Susan ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algae; ATPase genes; Cryptophyta; Evolution; Gene cluster analysis; Guillardia theta; ycf16 24 genes

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHLOROPLAST GENETICS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCING; MOLECULAR CLONING;

ALGAE; CHROMOPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; GUILLARDIA; GUILLARDIA THETA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0033028322     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3510128.x     Document Type: Article

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