The role of genomics in the identification, prediction, and prevention of biological threats

PLoS Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Fricke, W Florian ^a   Rasko, David A ^a   Ravel, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOMICS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; METAGENOMICS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INFLUENZA; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DATABASES, GENETIC; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 70350489489     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000217     Document Type: Review

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