Biogenesis of antibiotics—viewing its history and glimpses of the future

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 347-358

  Spizek J ^a   Sigler, K ^a   Rezanka T ^a   Demain, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^b DREW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BIOLOGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; HISTORY; METABOLISM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DRUG DISCOVERY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS;

EID: 84969245529     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: 18749356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-016-0462-y     Document Type: Review

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