Mycobacterial genetics: The sensibility of antisense

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 318-319

  Woolwine, Samuel C ^a   Bishai, William R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESSENGER RNA; MYCOBACTERIUM VACCINE; PROTEIN SODA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; EDITORIAL; GENOMICS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036468412     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.3.2112045b     Document Type: Editorial

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