Phylogeny and evolution of the ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase genes in prokaryotes

Molecular Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 713-728

  Tourova, T P ^a   Spiridonova, E M ^a  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bacteria; Evolution; Phylogeny; Ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase; RuBisCO

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 70350359682     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026893309050033     Document Type: Review

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