Conservation and occurrence of trans-encoded sRNAs in the rhizobiales

Genes

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 925-956

  Reinkensmeier, Jan ^a   Schl̈uter, Jan Philip ^b   Giegerich, Robert ^a   Becker, Anke ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparative analyses; Rhizobiales; Trans encoded sRNAs

Indexed keywords

TRANS ENCODED SRNA; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOINFORMATICS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIALES; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; RNA FAMILY MODEL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SINORHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

EID: 84055193377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/genes2040925     Document Type: Article

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