The myth of bacterial species and speciation

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 569-588

  Lawrence, Jeffrey G ^a   Retchless, Adam C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene transfer; Recombination; Speciation; Species; Tree of Life

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 77955410887     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-010-9215-5     Document Type: Article

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