Microbial metabolomics

Current Genomics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 391-403

  Tang, Jane ^a  

^a Center of National Security and Intelligence   (United States)

Author keywords

Metabolome; Metabolomics; Microbiome; Microbiota; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLOME; METABOLOMICS; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MICROBIOME; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 80052841892     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: 18755488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920211797248619     Document Type: Review

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