The phylogenetic relationships of cyanobacteria inferred from 16S rRNA, gyrB, rpoC1 and rpoD1 gene sequences

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-203

  Seo, Pil Soo ^a   Yokota, Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Cyanobacteria; gyrB; Phylogeny; Protein evolution; rpoC1; rpoD1

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); RNA 16S; SIGMA FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA GYRASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGMA FACTOR;

CHROOCOCCALES; CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NOSTOCALES; OSCILLATORIALES; PROKARYOTA; STIGONEMATALES; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 0141813540     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.49.191     Document Type: Article

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