Recent application of metagenomic approaches toward the discovery of antimicrobials and other bioactive small molecules

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 603-609

  Banik, Jacob J ^a   Brady, Sean F ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENZYME;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GENE CLUSTER; METAGENOMICS; NATURAL POPULATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; GENOMIC LIBRARY; METAGENOMICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77957774503     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2010.08.012     Document Type: Review

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