The impact of genomics on the search for novel tuberculosis drugs

Novartis Foundation Symposium

Volumn , Issue 217, 1998, Pages 228-238

  Duncan, Ken ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; OFLOXACIN; OXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; RIFALAZIL; RIFAMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; U 100480;

BACTERIAL GENOME; DRUG DESIGN; GENETICS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REVIEW;

ACETAMIDES; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG DESIGN; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OFLOXACIN; OXAZOLES; RIFAMYCINS;

EID: 0032240716     PISSN: 15282511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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