Computational prediction of essential genes in an unculturable endosymbiotic bacterium, Wolbachia of Brugia malayi

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Wolbachia </it>(<it>w</it>Bm) is an obligate endosymbiotic bacterium of <it>Brugia malayi</it>, a parasitic filarial nematode of humans and one of the causative agents of lymphatic filariasis....

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Main Authors: Carlow Clotilde KS, Foster Jeremy M, Davis Paul J, Holman Alexander G, Kumar Sanjay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/243