Mutation rate and genome reduction in endosymbiotic and free-living bacteria

Genetica

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-210

  Marais, Gabriel A B ^a   Calteau, Alexandra ^a,b   Tenaillon, Olivier ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b DIF   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial genomics; Error threshold; Genome size; Molecular evolution; Mutation selection balance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 50249107979     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-007-9226-6     Document Type: Article

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