Common themes in the genome strategies of pathogens

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 584-588

  Lawrence, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; EUKARYOTE; GENE DELETION; GENE LOSS; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC CODE; GENOMICS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

BACTERIA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; HUMANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 27444441247     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2005.09.007     Document Type: Review

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