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High confidence prediction of essential genes in Burkholderia cenocepacia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Juhas Mario, Stark Manuel, von Mering Christian, Lumjiaktase Puthapoom, Crook Derrick W, Valvano Miguel A, Eberl Leo
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BACKGROUND: Essential genes are absolutely required for the survival of an organism. The identification of essential genes, besides being one of the most fundamental questions in biology, is also of interest for the emerging science of synthetic biology and for the development of novel antimicrobials. New antimicrobial therapies are desperately needed to treat multidrug-resistant pathogens, such as members of the...
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