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Phylogenetic mapping of bacterial morphology.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Oct 1998
Siefert't Janet L, Fox George E
Abstract excerpt
The availability of a meaningful molecular phylogeny for bacteria provides a context for examining the historical significance of various developments in bacterial evolution. Herein, the classical morphological descriptions of selected members of the domain Bacteria are mapped upon the genealogical ancestry deduced from comparison of small-subunit rRNA sequences. For the species examined in this study, a distinct...
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