How genomics has affected the concept of microbiology

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 564-571

  Ward, Naomi ^a   Fraser, Claire M ^a  

^a J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA VIRUS; EUKARYOTE; GENOME; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOME SIZE; GENOMICS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PROKARYOTE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; TAXONOMY;

EUKARYOTIC CELLS; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PROKARYOTIC CELLS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; MIMIVIRUS;

EID: 25144491745     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2005.08.011     Document Type: Review

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