Phylogenomic and molecular demarcation of the core members of the polyphyletic pasteurellaceae genera actinobacillus, haemophilus, and pasteurella

International Journal of Genomics

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Naushad, Sohail ^a   Adeolu, Mobolaji ^a   Goel, Nisha ^a   Khadka, Bijendra ^a   Al Dahwi, Aqeel ^a   Gupta, Radhey S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOTIN; DNA 16S; RNA 16S;

ACTINOBACILLUS; ACTINOBACILLUS LIGNIERESII; AGGREGATIBACTER; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLADISTICS; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; INDEL MUTATION; MANNHEIMIA; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLA; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENOMICS; POLYPHYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES; SYNAPOMORPHY; TAXONOMY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ACTINOBACILLUS; HAEMOPHILUS; MANNHEIMIA; PASTEURELLA; PASTEURELLACEAE;

EID: 84925324924     PISSN: 2314436X     EISSN: 23144378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/198560     Document Type: Article

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