Computer-simulated RFLP analysis of 16S rRNA genes: Identification of ten new phytoplasma groups

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1855-1867

  Wei, Wei ^a   Davis, Robert E ^a   Lee, Ing Ming ^a   Zhao, Yan ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYTOPLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, RRNA; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPLASMA; PLANTS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, BACTERIAL;

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; PROKARYOTA; UNCLASSIFIED PHYTOPLASMAS;

EID: 34548153065     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.65000-0     Document Type: Article

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