Microbial genomes - The untapped resource

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-16

  Cowan, Don A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033973760     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7799(99)01395-5     Document Type: Review

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