Horizontal gene transfer among microbial genomes: New insights from complete genome analysis

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 606-611

  Eisen, Jonathan A ^a  

^a J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033669672     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(00)00143-X     Document Type: Review

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