A computational approach to the functional screening of genomes

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1801-1806

  Chiarugi, Davide ^a   Degano, Pierpaolo ^b   Marangoni, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; METABOLISM; METABOLITES;

COMPARATIVE GENOMICS; COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH; FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS; FUNCTIONAL SCREENING; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SETS; IN-SILICO; LIVING ORGANISMS; MINIMAL GENOMES; VIRTUAL CELLS;

GENES;

ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOMASS; CELL METABOLISM; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HOMEOSTASIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 34848908013     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030174     Document Type: Article

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