Identification of novel genomic islands associated with small RNAs

In Silico Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 601-611

  Sridhar, Jayavel ^a   Rafi, Ziauddin Ahamed ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Genomic blocks; Genomic islands; Integration sites; Phage elements; SRNA

Indexed keywords

TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENBANK; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DATABASE; GENOMIC ISLAND; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOMIC ISLANDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, BACTERIAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 41849147481     PISSN: 13866338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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