The Wide World of Ribosomally Encoded Bacterial Peptides

Rebecca A. Flaherty; Stefan D. Freed; Shaun W. Lee

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1004221

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The Wide World of Ribosomally Encoded Bacterial Peptides

Rebecca A. Flaherty,

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America, Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America
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Stefan D. Freed,

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America, Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America
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Shaun W. Lee

* E-mail: lee.310@nd.edu

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America, Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America, Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America
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The Wide World of Ribosomally Encoded Bacterial Peptides

Rebecca A. Flaherty,
Stefan D. Freed,
Shaun W. Lee

Published: July 31, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004221

About the Authors

Rebecca A. Flaherty

Stefan D. Freed

Shaun W. Lee

* E-mail: lee.310@nd.edu

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America, Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America, Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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