An evaluation of evolutionary theories based on genomic structures in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Encephalitozoon cuniculi

Mycoscience

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 345-350

  Sorimachi, Kenji ^a   Okayasu, Teiji ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Codon usage; Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Evolutionary theory; Genome; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; EUKARYOTA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 9744255511     PISSN: 13403540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10267-004-0192-x     Document Type: Article

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