Bioinformatics annotation of the hypothetical proteins found by omics techniques can help to disclose additional virulence factors

Current Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 451-456

  Hernández, Sergio ^a   Gómez, Antonio ^a   Cedano, Juan ^a   Querol, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIVE VACCINE; PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CELL STRESS; DIFFERENTIAL FLUORESCENCE INDUCTION; DRUG DESIGN; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOMICS; IN VIVO EXPRESSION TECHNOLOGY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SIGNATURE TAGGED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HUMANS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 69949162863     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-009-9459-y     Document Type: Article

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