Exploiting rRNA operon copy number to investigate bacterial reproductive strategies

Nature Microbiology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Roller, Benjamin R K ^a,b,d   Stoddard, Steven F ^a   Schmidt, Thomas M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Center for Adaptation to A Changing Environment   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; CARBON; RIBOSOME RNA;

BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DOSAGE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OPERON; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA; CARBON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DOSAGE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RRNA OPERON;

EID: 84987667484     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20585276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.160     Document Type: Article

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