Mathematical models in microbial systems biology

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 513-518

  Stelling, Jörg ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX TECHNICAL SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL FUNCTION; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOTYPE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STOICHIOMETRY; VELOCITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4644268555     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2004.08.004     Document Type: Review

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