Bacterial phylogeny reconstruction from molecular sequences

Molecular Identification, Systematics, and Population Structure of Prokaryotes

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 105-139

  Harayama, Shigeaki ^a   Kasai, Hiroaki ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND EVALUATION   (Japan)

^b MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-31292-5_5     Document Type: Chapter

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