Why are the genomes of endosymbiotic bacteria so stable?

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 176-180

  Silva, Francisco J ^a   Latorre, Amparo ^a   Moya, Andrés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BUCHNERA; BUCHNERA APHIDICOLA; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; DNA RECOMBINATION; ENDOSYMBIOSIS; EVOLUTION; GENE LOSS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BUCHNERA APHIDICOLA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037384544     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(03)00041-6     Document Type: Review

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