Signature genes as a phylogenomic tool

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1659-1667

  Dutilh, Bas E ^a   Snel, Berend ^a,b   Ettema, Thijs J G ^a,c   Huynen, Martijn A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gene content; Metagenomics; Phylogenomics; Signature genes; Slow fast

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; NANOARCHAEOTA; NANOARCHAEUM EQUITANS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTE; TAXONOMY;

CLASSIFICATION; GENES; GENOME; GENOMICS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

NANOARCHAEUM EQUITANS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 47649132415     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msn115     Document Type: Article

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