Comparative genomics of the leprosy and tubercle bacilli

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-142

  Brosch, Roland ^a   Gordon, Stephen V ^a   Eiglmeier, Karin ^a   Garnier, Thierry ^a   Cole, Stewart T ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Genomics; Leprosy; Tubercle bacilli

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034119492     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(00)00117-0     Document Type: Review

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