Reorganization and monophyly of the genus Rickettsiella: All in good time

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 5263-5264

  Leclerque, Andreas ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE SEQUENCE; LEGIONELLALES; LETTER; MONOPHYLY; PATHOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; RICKETTSIA; RNA GENE;

RICKETTSIELLA;

EID: 50049129957     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00446-08     Document Type: Letter

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