Prediction of essential genes in prokaryote based on artificial neural network.

Journal: Genes & genomics
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Rapid identification of new essential genes is necessary to understand biological mechanisms and identify potential targets for antimicrobial drugs. Many computational methods have been proposed.

Authors

  • Luo Xu
    School of Microelectronics and Communication Engineering, Chongqing University, 174 ShaPingBa District, Chongqing, 400044, China.
  • Zhirui Guo
    School of Microelectronics and Communication Engineering, Chongqing University, 174 ShaPingBa District, Chongqing, 400044, China.
  • Xiao Liu