Using comparative genomics to drive new discoveries in microbiology

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue , 2015, Pages 189-196

  Haft, Daniel H ^a  

^a J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; BIOLOGY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84921508958     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2014.11.017     Document Type: Review

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