Phylogeny of γ-proteobacteria: Resolution of one branch of the universal tree?

BioEssays

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 463-468

  Brown, James R ^a   Volker, Craig ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; EVOLUTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW; SPECIES; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; EVOLUTION; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 2542448032     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20030     Document Type: Review

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