Comparative genomics and the evolution of prokaryotes

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 135-141

  Abby, Sophie ^a   Daubin, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33847737366     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2007.01.007     Document Type: Review

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