Bacteriophage genomics

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 506-511

  Hendrix, Roger W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOSAICISM; REVIEW; RHODOBACTER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAUDOVIRALES; RHODOBACTER; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0242323595     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2003.09.004     Document Type: Review

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