Large-scale evaluation of experimentally determined DNA G+C contents with whole genome sequences of prokaryotes

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 79-83

  Kim, Mincheol ^a   Park, Sang Cheol ^b   Baek, Inwoo ^b   Chun, Jongsik ^b  

^a Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Average nucleotide identity; DNA G+C content; Prokaryote taxonomy; Whole genome sequences

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; GUANINE; NUCLEOTIDE; ARCHAEAL DNA; BACTERIAL DNA;

ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL GENOME; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL GENOME; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BASE COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 84940162621     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: 16180984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2014.11.008     Document Type: Article

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