Potential genomic determinants of hyperthermophily

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 172-176

  Makarova, Kira S ^a   Wolf, Yuri I ^a   Koonin, Eugene V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOMICS; GROWTH; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037383069     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(03)00047-7     Document Type: Review

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