Genome networks root the tree of life between prokaryotic domains

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 379-392

  Dagan, Tal ^a   Roettger, Mayo ^a   Bryant, David ^b   Martin, William ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Early evolution; Lateral gene transfer; Microbial genomics; Phylogenies; Tree of life

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; GENOME; INDEL MUTATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTIC CELL;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENOME; INDEL MUTATION; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTIC CELLS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 77958506738     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evq025     Document Type: Article

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