Genomewide pattern of synonymous nucleotide substitution in two complete genomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1342-1346

  Hughes, Austin L ^a   Friedman, Robert ^a   Murray, Megan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036847772     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0811.020064     Document Type: Article

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