What we can learn from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome sequencing projects

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Manabe, Y C ^a   Dannenberg Jr , A M ^b   Bishai, W R ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Tuberculosis Research   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; Genome; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; GENOME; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0034101802     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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