The bag or the spindle: the cell factory at the time of systems' biology

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Genome programs changed our view of bacteria as cell factories, by making them amenable to systematic rational improvement. As a first step, isolated genes (including those of the metagenome), or small gene clusters are improved and expressed in a variety of host...

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Main Author: Danchin Antoine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-11-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Online Access:http://www.microbialcellfactories.com/content/3/1/13