Ancient genes in contemporary persistent microbial pathogens

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Srinivasan, Vijayasarathy ^a   Morowitz, Harold J ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATHOGEN;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CITRIC ACID CYCLE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 33644915024     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4134531     Document Type: Article

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