Comparative genomics of green sulfur bacteria

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-152

  Davenport, Colin ^a   Ussery, David W ^b   Tümmler, Burkhard ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chlorobaculum; Chlorobium; Comparative genomics; Genome atlas; Oligonucleotide usage

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHLOROBI; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOMIC ISLAND; GENOMICS; METHODOLOGY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOGENE; SYNTENY;

BASE COMPOSITION; CHLOROBI; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOMIC ISLANDS; GENOMICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOGENES; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SYNTENY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBACULUM; CHLOROBI; CHLOROBIUM; PROSTHECOCHLORIS;

EID: 77953650342     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-009-9515-2     Document Type: Article

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