Evolution of genome base composition and genome size in bacteria

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue DEC, 2012, Pages

  Nishida, Hiromi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 84875881489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00420     Document Type: Article

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