The ancestor of the Bacteria domain was a hyperthermophile

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 277-283

  Di Giulio, Massimo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; NUCLEOTIDE; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA;

EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; METHODOLOGY; NOISE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

AQUIFICALES; BACTERIA; PLANCTOMYCETALES; THERMOTOGALES;

EID: 0142124433     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00164-4     Document Type: Article

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