Genome sequencing and comparative genomics of tropical disease pathogens

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 861-873

  Carlton, Jane M ^a  

^a J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; FOSMIDOMYCIN; FR 900089; SYNTHETASE; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE; XYLULOSE;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TROPICAL DISEASE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME; GENOMICS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VACCINES;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0345602796     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.2003.00331.x     Document Type: Review

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