Bacteriophage genomics

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 447-453

  Hatfull, Graham F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ARCHEAN; ARCHITECTURE; BACILLUS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOSPHERE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOME ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOSAICISM; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOMYCES; VIRAL GENETICS;

BACTERIOPHAGES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOMICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 55049133396     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2008.09.004     Document Type: Review

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