Exploring microbial diversity for biotechnology: The way forward

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 111-116

  Singh, Brajesh Kumar ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME STABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MICROORGANISM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; METAGENOMICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77952317854     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: 18793096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2009.11.006     Document Type: Note

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