Article
Molecular biology of Mycoplasma.
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift - 8 Aug 1997
Christiansen G, Jensen L T, Boesen T, Emmersen J, Ladefoged S A, Schiøtz L K, Birkelund S
Abstract excerpt
Mycoplasmas are the smallest free living microorganisms with the smallest genome. The G+C content is in general low (25-33%) and the coding capacity is about 600 proteins. Mycoplasma species are phylogenetically related, they use the genetic codon UGA for tryptophan, and show rapid evolution, wit...
Topics
- Animals
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Bacterial
- Humans
- Molecular Biology
- Mycoplasma
- Mycoplasma Infections
- Mycoplasma hominis