Microbial genome sequencing

Nature

Volumn 406, Issue 6797, 2000, Pages 799-803

  Fraser, Claire M ^a   Eisen, Jonathan A ^a   Salzberg, Steven L ^a  

^a J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; DRUG DESIGN; GENOME, BACTERIAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0034680168     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35021244     Document Type: Review

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