Microbial Genomics: Tropical Treasure?

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Stephens, Craig ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMOBACTERIUM; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; MICROBIOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 1142290096     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.12.046     Document Type: Review

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