The Factors Shaping Synonymous Codon Usage in the Genome of Burkholderia mallei

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 362-372

  Zhao, Sheng ^a,b   Zhang, Qin ^a,b   Chen, Zhihua ^a   Zhao, Yixin ^a   Zhong, Jincheng ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^b Jingmen Technical College   (China)

Author keywords

Burkholderia mallei ATCC 23344; codon usage; correspondence analysis

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; CODON USAGE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; RNA TRANSLATION;

BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; CODON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS;

BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI ATCC 23344;

EID: 34247882805     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1673-8527(07)60039-3     Document Type: Article

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