Group I introns and inteins: Disparate origins but convergent parasitic strategies

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 6193-6202

  Raghavan, Rahul ^a,b   Minnick, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; INTEIN;

GROUP I INTRON; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDONUCLEASES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INTEINS; INTRONS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 70350453748     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00675-09     Document Type: Short Survey

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