Rickettsia, typhus and the mitochondrial connection

被引：51

作者：

Gray, MW ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Dalhousie Univ, Dept Biochem, Canadian Inst Adv Res, Program Evolutionary Biol, Halifax, NS B3H 4H7, Canada

来源：

NATURE | 1998年 / 396卷 / 6707期

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D O I：

10.1038/24030

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The genome sequence ofRickettsia prowazekii, the agent that causes typhus, has been determined. What emerges is a snapshot of genome re-tailoring in a parasitic bacterium, and a new look at the evolutionary connection between Rickettsiaand mitochondria.

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页码：109 / 110

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