Erratum: Genomics as a means to understand bacterial phylogeny and ecological adaptation: The case of bifidobacteria (Antoine van Leeuwenhoek (2007) vol. 91 (351-372) 10.1007/s10482-006-9122-6);Genomics as a means to understand bacterial phylogeny and ecological adaptation: The case of bifidobacteria

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 351-372

  Ventura, Marco ^a   Canchaya, Carlos ^b   Fitzgerald, Gerald F ^b   Gupta, Radhey S ^c   Sinderen, Douwe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Bifidobacterial taxonomy; Genomics; Prebiotic properties

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIOCIN; CYTOSINE; GLUTAMINE; GUANINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PURINE; PYRIMIDINE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL DIVISION; COMMENSAL; DNA MICROARRAY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRESS; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34247592087     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10482-007-9182-2     Document Type: Erratum

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