Bridging the gap between molecular epidemiologists and evolutionists

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 575-580

  Tibayrenc, Michel ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLONING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA MICROARRAY; ECOTYPE; EMPIRICISM; EVOLUTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HOMOPLASY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLOCK; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

EID: 27844555472     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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