Genomes of model organisms: Know thy tools

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1383-1391

  Galperin, Michael Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM; GENETICS; GENOME; GREEN ALGA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTOZOON; REVIEW;

ALGAE, GREEN; ANIMALS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; PROTOZOA;

EID: 43449120951     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01656.x     Document Type: Review

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