The impact of comparative genomics on infectious disease research

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1613-1622

  Zhang, Ren ^a   Zhang, Chun Ting ^b  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF CANCER PREVENTION AND THERAPY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; Genome sequence; Infectious disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BCG VACCINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; FUSIDIC ACID; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; VACCINE;

BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG TARGETING; FOOD POISONING; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES COMPARISON;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DRUG DESIGN; GENOMICS; HUMANS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHARMACOGENETICS; RESEARCH DESIGN; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33745165967     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.11.019     Document Type: Short Survey

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