Evidence of extensive homologous recombination in the core genome of rickettsia

Comparative and Functional Genomics

Volumn 2009, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-5

  Wu, Jinyu ^a   Yu, Tonghai ^a   Bao, Qiyu ^a   Zhao, Fangqing ^a,b  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOGENESIS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC COMPATIBILITY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RICKETTSIA;

EID: 67650159434     PISSN: 15316912     EISSN: 15326268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/510270     Document Type: Article

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