Ribosomal RNA and ribosomal proteins in corynebacteria

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 41-53

  Martín, Juan F ^a   Barreiro, Carlos ^a   González Lavado, Eva ^a   Barriuso, Mónica ^a  

^a Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC Parque Científico de León   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gene clusters; Proteins; rDNA; Ribosomes; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; PROTEINS; RNA;

RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

RIBONUCLEASE III; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BREVIBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; EVOLUTION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA SEQUENCE;

BREVIBACTERIUM; BREVIBACTERIUM LACTOFERMENTUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM LACTOFERMENTUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0042932747     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(03)00160-3     Document Type: Article

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