The correlation between genomic G + C and optimal growth temperature of prokaryotes is robust: A reply to Marashi and Ghalanbor

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 330, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 357-360

  Musto, Hector ^a,b   Naya, Hugo ^a   Zavala, Alejandro ^a,b   Romero, Hector ^a,c   Alvarez Valin, Fernando ^a,b   Bernardi, Giorgio ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

DNA thermodynamic stability; Genome evolution; Isochores

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CELL GROWTH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTIC CELL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 15744381902     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.02.133     Document Type: Short Survey

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