Distinct, ecotype-specific genome and proteome signatures in the marine cyanobacteria <it>Prochlorococcus</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The marine cyanobacterium <it>Prochlorococcus marinus</it>, having multiple ecotypes of distinct genotypic/phenotypic traits and being the first documented example of genome shrinkage in free-living organisms, offers an i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-02-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/103 |