Genomic GC level, optimal growth temperature, and genome size in prokaryotes

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 347, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-3

  Musto, Héctor ^a,b   Naya, Hugo ^a   Zavala, Alejandro ^a,b   Romero, Héctor ^a,c   Alvarez Valín, Fernando ^a,b   Bernardi, Giorgio ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^c Facultad de Medicina   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

GC level; Genome evolution; Genome size; Optimal growth temperature; Prokaryotes

Indexed keywords

PROTEOME; TRANSCRIPTOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLACEAE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENOME SIZE; HALOBACTERIUM; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTIC CELL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN FAMILY; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BASE COMPOSITION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; TEMPERATURE;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33745759756     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.06.054     Document Type: Short Survey

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