Hierarchical evolution of the bacterial sporulation network

Current Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 17, 2010, Pages

  De Hoon, Michiel J L ^a,c   Eichenberger, Patrick ^b   Vitkup, Dennis ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA REPLICATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DNA REPLICATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; PHYLOGENY; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77956533047     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.06.031     Document Type: Review

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