Complex evolutionary patterns of tRNA(UAA)/(Leu) group I introns in cyanobacterial radiation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3445-3451

  Rudi, Knut ^a,b   Jakobsen, Kjetill S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE TRANSFER RNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; TRIPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; CYANOBACTERIUM; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLASTID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE;

CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033056104     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.11.3445-3451.1999     Document Type: Article

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