On the origin of prokaryotic species

Genome Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 744-756

  Ford Doolittle, W ^a   Zhaxybayeva, Olga ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA EXTRACTION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 66049089612     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: 15495469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.086645.108     Document Type: Review

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