Rapid, accurate, computational discovery of Rho-independent transcription terminators illuminates their relationship to DNA uptake

Genome Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Kingsford, Carleton L ^a   Ayanbule, Kunmi ^a   Salzberg, Steven L ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RHO FACTOR; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENOME; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; FIRMICUTES; HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; MANNHEIMIA; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLACEAE; PREDICTION; PROKARYOTE; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; VIBRIO; ALGORITHM; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; METHODOLOGY; REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FIRMICUTES; HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; MANNHEIMIA SUCCINICIPRODUCENS; NEISSERIA; PASTEURELLACEAE; PROKARYOTA; VIBRIO;

ALGORITHMS; BACTERIA; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA; GENOMICS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SOFTWARE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 34447499141     PISSN: 14747596     EISSN: 1474760X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2007-8-2-r22     Document Type: Article

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