Phylogenetic framework and molecular signatures for the main clades of the phylum Actinobacteria

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-112

  Gao, Beile ^a,b   Gupta, Radhey S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NATURAL PRODUCT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLADISTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; TAXONOMIC RANK;

ACTINOBACTERIA; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY;

ACTINOBACTERIA;

EID: 84860523799     PISSN: 10922172     EISSN: 10985557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.05011-11     Document Type: Review

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