title: Genome evolution: the dynamics of static genomes.
abstract: A random survey of a microsporidian genome has revealed some striking features. Although the genomes of microsporidians are among the smallest known for eukaryotes, their organisation appears to be well conserved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Sir Charles Tupper Building, College Street 5850, Halifax, Canada B3H 1X5. alex@hades.biochem.dal.ca
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stechmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D023061:Gene Order / Q000235:genetics; D018503:Genome, Protozoan; D016814:Microsporidia / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D026801:Synteny / Q000235:genetics