Improved insights into the transcriptomes of the human hookworm Necator americanus - Fundamental and biotechnological implications

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-132

  Rabelo, Elida M ^a,b   Hall, Ross S ^a   Loukas, Alex ^c   Cooper, Leanne ^c   Hu, Min ^a   Ranganathan, Shoba ^d,e   Gasser, Robin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Genomics; Human hookworm; Nematoda; Strongylida; Transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

GENOMICS; HUMAN HOOKWORM; NEMATODA; STRONGYLIDA; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; GENES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; PIPELINES; PROTEINS; VACCINES;

BIOINFORMATICS;

ANEMIA; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG; GENOMICS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEMATODE; PARASITE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; VACCINE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DATABASES, GENETIC; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, HELMINTH; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NECATOR AMERICANUS;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NEMATODA; STRONGYLIDA; STRONGYLOIDEA;

EID: 58149469498     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2008.10.002     Document Type: Review

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