Patterns of sequence variation in two regions of the 16S rRNA multigene family of Escherichia coli

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 601-610

  Martinez Murcia, A J ^a,b   Anton A I ^a   Rodriguez Valera F ^a  

^a Campus de San Juan   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Escherichia coli; Multigene family

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0344780794     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-2-601     Document Type: Article

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