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Genome-scale models of bacterial metabolism: reconstruction and applications

  1. Maxime Durot,
  2. Pierre-Yves Bourguignon,
  3. Vincent Schachter

Article first published online: 4 DEC 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2008.00146.x

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FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Special Issue: Microbial Systems Biology

Volume 33, Issue 1, pages 164–190, January 2009

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Durot, M., Bourguignon, P.-Y. and Schachter, V. (2009), Genome-scale models of bacterial metabolism: reconstruction and applications. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 33: 164–190. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2008.00146.x

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  1. Genoscope (CEA) and UMR 8030 CNRS-Genoscope-Université d'Evry, Evry, France

*Correspondence: Vincent Schachter, Genoscope (CEA) and UMR 8030 CNRS-Genoscope-Université d'Evry, 2 rue Gaston Crémieux, CP5706, 91057 Evry, Cedex, France. Tel.: +33 1 60 87 25 92; fax: +33 1 60 87 25 14; e-mail: vs@genoscope.cns.fr

  1. Editor: Victor de Lorenzo

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  1. Issue published online: 10 DEC 2008
  2. Article first published online: 4 DEC 2008
  3. Received 30 July 2008; revised 22 October 2008; accepted 22 October 2008.First published online December 2008.

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