Sexual isolation and speciation in bacteria

Genetica

Volumn 116, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 359-370

  Cohan, Frederick M ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Horizontal transfer; Recombination; Species concept

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA REPAIR; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; EVOLUTION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036874116     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021232409545     Document Type: Review

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