Prediction of whole-genome DNA G+C content within the genus Aeromonas based on housekeeping gene sequences

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 237-242

  Lorén, J Gaspar ^a   Farfán, Maribel ^a   Miñana Galbis, David ^a   Fuste M Carmen M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; G+C content

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; BACTERIAL DNA;

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; DENATURATION; EXPERIMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AEROMONAS; BASE COMPOSITION; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AEROMONAS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 77954384914     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: 16180984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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