Genome copy numbers and gene conversion in methanogenic archaea

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 734-743

  Hildenbrand, Catherina ^a   Stock, Tilmann ^a   Lange, Christian ^a   Rother, Michael ^a   Soppa, Jörg ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; GENE CONVERSION; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; NONHUMAN; POLYPLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GENE CONVERSION; GENE DOSAGE; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; METHANE; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOSARCINA; PLOIDIES;

ARCHAEA; CRENARCHAEOTA; EURYARCHAEOTA; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS;

EID: 78751525775     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01016-10     Document Type: Article

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