Divergence and Redundancy of 16S rRNA Sequences in Genomes with Multiple rrn Operons

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2629-2635

  Acinas, Silvia G ^a   Marcelino, Luisa A ^a   Klepac Ceraj, Vanja ^a   Polz, Martin F ^a,b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; THERMOANAEROBACTER TENGCONGENSIS;

GENE DOSAGE; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; OPERON; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; THERMOANAEROBACTER; THERMOANAEROBACTER TENGCONGENSIS; TRIXIS;

EID: 1942443733     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.9.2629-2635.2004     Document Type: Article

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