Phylogeny of the genus Mycobacterium: Many doubts, few certainties

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 827-831

  Tortoli, Enrico ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evolution; Genetic sequencing; Multilocus phylogeny; Mycobacterium; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; RNA 16S;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE SEQUENCE; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HSP65 GENE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BARRASIAE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GASTRI; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM HIBERNIA; MYCOBACTERIUM INTERMEDIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MORIOKAENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM NONCHROMOGENICUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SHOTTSII; MYCOBACTERIUM SIMIAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TRIVIALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUSCIAE; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RPOB GENE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHAPERONIN 60; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 80055026284     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.05.025     Document Type: Article

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