Phylogenetic analysis of vitamin B12-related metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Volumn 2, Issue MAR, 2015, Pages

  Young, Douglas B ^a   Comas, Iñaki ^b   de Carvalho, Luiz P S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre of Public Health Research   (Spain)

Author keywords

Metabolism; Mycobacteria; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Phylogenetic analysis; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011687026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2296889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2015.00006     Document Type: Review

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