Insights on biology and evolution from microbial genome sequencing

Genome Research

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1603-1610

  Fraser Liggett, Claire M ^a  

^a J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG DESIGN; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

DNA, BACTERIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 28944433798     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: 15495469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.3724205     Document Type: Review

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