Tn-seq: High-throughput parallel sequencing for fitness and genetic interaction studies in microorganisms

Nature Methods

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 767-772

  van Opijnen, Tim ^a   Bodi, Kip L ^a   Camilli, Andrew ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FITNESS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSPOSON;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PROTEOME; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 70349611730     PISSN: 15487091     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.1377     Document Type: Article

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