Single cell biotechnology to shed a light on biological 'dark matter' in nature

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 15-16

  Huang, Wei E ^a   Song, Yizhi ^b   Xu, Jian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYST; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL SELECTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC RESOURCE; HUMAN; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOME; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NOTE; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84922638089     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12249     Document Type: Note

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