Tools for genomic and transcriptomic analysis of microbes at single-cell level

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue SEP, 2017, Pages

  Chen, Zixi ^a,b   Chen, Lei ^a,b   Zhang, Weiwen ^a,b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b School of Science   (China)

Author keywords

Genomics; Heterogeneity; Microbes; Next generation sequencing; Single cell analysis; Transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

CELL ISOLATION; CELL LEVEL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOMICS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; NONHUMAN; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; STRESS; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

EID: 85029718238     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01831     Document Type: Review

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