Protein-coding genes as molecular markers for ecologically distinct populations: The case of two Bacillus species

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1021-1028

  Palys, Thomas ^a   Berger, Evelyn ^a   Mitrica, Ionel ^a   Nakamura, L K ^b   Cohan, Frederick M ^b  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Bacteria; Sequence cluster; Species demarcation

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; ECOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS PSYCHROPHILUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SPOROSARCINA GLOBISPORA; SPOROSARCINA PSYCHROPHILA;

EID: 0034073254     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-50-3-1021     Document Type: Article

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