Mycoplasma and Spiroplasma

Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 208-219

  Stulke J ^a   Eilers, H ^a   Schmidl, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

codon usage; evolution; firmicutes; genome reduction; minimal genome; mollicutes; pathogenic bacteria; plant pathogens; synthetic biology; terminal organelle

Indexed keywords

EID: 73449131754     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373944-5.00229-7     Document Type: Chapter

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