Genomics, environmental genomics and the issue of microbial species

Heredity

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-219

  Ward, D M ^a   Cohan, F M ^b   Bhaya, D ^c   Heidelberg, J F ^d,e   Kuhl M ^f   Grossman, A ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ecotype; Environmental genomics; Genomics; Microbial mat; Prokaryotic species; Species concepts

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROORGANISM; PROKARYOTE;

CLASSIFICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; GENOMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SHORT SURVEY;

CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOMICS;

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 38549155995     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6801011     Document Type: Short Survey

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