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. 2012 Jan 13;3(1):5–7. doi: 10.1007/s13238-011-1135-x

Evaluating the suitability of essential genes as targets for antibiotic screening assays using proteomics

Ashley Chessher 1,✉
PMCID: PMC4875215  PMID: 22246580

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