The distribution, diversity, and importance of 16S rRNA gene introns in the order Thermoproteales

Biology Direct

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Jay, Zackary J ^a   Inskeep, William P ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Archaea; Geothermal; Introns; Metagenomics; Thermoproteales

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; CALDIVIRGA; CRENARCHAEOTA; PYROBACULUM; THERMOPROTEALES; THERMOPROTEUS;

ARCHAEAL DNA; RNA 16S;

DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; INTRON; PHYLOGENY; THERMAL SPRING; THERMOPROTEALES;

DNA, ARCHAEAL; HOT SPRINGS; INTRONS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; THERMOPROTEALES;

EID: 84936070895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13062-015-0065-6     Document Type: Article

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