Nucleotide metabolism and DNA replication

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Warner, Digby F ^a   Evans, Joanna C ^a   Mizrahi, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

DNA REPLICATION; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MYCOBACTERIUM; PROCEDURES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG DISCOVERY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NUCLEOTIDES;

EID: 84956665250     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.MGM2-0001-2013     Document Type: Article

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