Evaluation of the DNA-dependent RNA polymerase β-subunit gene (rpoB) for phytoplasma classification and phylogeny

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue PART10, 2013, Pages 3904-3914

  Valiunas, Deividas ^a   Jomantiene, Rasa ^a   Davis, Robert Edward ^b  

^a Nature Research Centre   (Lithuania)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RNA 16S; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT;

ACHOLEPLASMA LAIDLAWII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; EVALUATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; MYCOPLASMA MYCOIDES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROPLASMA; SPIROPLASMA CITRI;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPLASMA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84885202445     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.051912-0     Document Type: Article

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