Diversity, evolution, and horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in soda lakes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6694, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Pinkart, Holly C ^a   Storrie Lombardi, Michael C ^b  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kinohi Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Genome evolution; Horizontal gene transfer; Prokaryotic diversity; Soap lake; Soda lake

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LAKES;

BACTERIOPHAGE; GENOME EVOLUTION; PROKARYOTIC DIVERSITY; SOAP LAKE; SODA LAKE;

GENE TRANSFER;

EID: 42149149388     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.736267     Document Type: Conference Paper

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