Genomic and phylogenetic perspectives on the evolution of prokaryotes

Systematic Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 497-512

  Brown, James R ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaea; Comparative genomics; Eubacteria; Phenylalanyl tRNA synthetase; Universal tree

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTIC CELL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; PHENYLALANINE-TRNA LIGASE; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0035527409     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635150117729     Document Type: Article

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