Chapter 49
Expanding Small-Molecule Functional Metagenomics through Parallel Screening of Broad Host-Range Cosmid Environmental DNA Libraries in Diverse Proteobacteria
Jeffrey W. Craig,
Sean F. Brady,
Jeffrey W. Craig
The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSean F. Brady
The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJeffrey W. Craig,
Sean F. Brady,
Jeffrey W. Craig
The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSean F. Brady
The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Frans J. de Bruijn,
Frans J. de Bruijn
Laboratory of Plant Micro-organism Interaction, CNRS-INRA, Castanet Tolosan, France
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Materials and Methods
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Results
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Discussion
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