Algorithmic assessment of vaccine-induced selective pressure and its implications on future vaccine candidates

Advances in Bioinformatics

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Amri, Hakima ^c   Abu Asab, Mones S ^a   Laassri, Majid ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 78349301638     PISSN: 16878027     EISSN: 16878035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/178069     Document Type: Article

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