Intragenomic variation and evolution of the internal transcribed spacer of the rRNA operon in bacteria

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-67

  Stewart, Frank J ^a   Cavanaugh, Colleen M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial diversity; Concerted evolution; Copy number; Gene conversion; Intergenic spacer; Multigene family; Ribosomal RNA (rrn) operon

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLUTAMINE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; ISOLEUCINE; RIBOSOME RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; GENE CONVERSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; RNA ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; PHYLOGENY; RRNA OPERON; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34547656212     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-006-0235-3     Document Type: Article

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