Gene network visualization and quantitative synteny analysis of more than 300 marine T4-like phage scaffolds from the GOS metagenome

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1935-1944

  Comeau, André M ^a   Arbiol, Christine ^a,b   Krisch, H M ^a  

^a UPS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

cyanophage; metagenome; synteny; T4 like phage

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; GENETIC MARKER; SEA WATER;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTEROIDETES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYANOPHAGE; FIRMICUTES; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; MARINE BACTERIUM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METAGENOME; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOBACTERIA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYNTENY; ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE T4; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; METAGENOMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEA; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME;

BACTERIOPHAGE T4; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, VIRAL; METAGENOMICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OCEANS AND SEAS; OPEN READING FRAMES; SEAWATER; SYNTENY;

EID: 77955010372     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq076     Document Type: Article

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