Computational challenges in characterization of bacteria and bacteria-host interactions based on genomic data

Journal of Computer Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 225-239

  Zhang, Chao ^a   Zheng, Guolu ^b   Xu, Shun Fu ^c   Xu, Dong ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Bacteria; Bacteria host interaction; Combinatorial entropy; Faecalibacterium; Helicobacter pylori; Metagenomics

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; BACTERIA-HOST INTERACTION; FAECALIBACTERIUM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; METAGENOMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA HANDLING; GENES; RNA;

BACTERIA;

EID: 84861627785     PISSN: 10009000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11390-012-1219-y     Document Type: Review

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