A perspective: Metatranscriptomics as a tool for the discovery of novel biocatalysts

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-95

  Warnecke, Falk ^a   Hess, Matthias ^a  

^a DOE JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Metagenomics; Metatranscriptomics; Next generation sequencing technologies; Novel biocatalysts

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; EFFICIENT METHOD; EXPRESSION PROFILING; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; METAGENOMICS; METATRANSCRIPTOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGIES; NOVEL BIOCATALYSTS;

ENZYMES;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOCATALYST; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CARBON CYCLING; ENERGY YIELD; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROSEQUENCING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIOCATALYSIS; ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 65749105400     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.03.022     Document Type: Article

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