title: Introduction to the Special Issue: "Natural Product Discovery and Development in the Genomic Era".
authors.affiliation: CognoGen Biotechnology Consulting, 7636 Andora Drive, Sarasota, FL, 34238, USA. rbaltz923@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Richard H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Baltz
authors.affiliation: Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan. ikeda@ls.kitasato-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.affiliation: , Emeryville, CA, USA. katzl@berkeley.edu.
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea. eungsoo@inha.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Eung-Soo
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE, Leiden, The Netherlands. g.wezel@biology.leidenuniv.nl.|Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands. g.wezel@biology.leidenuniv.nl.
authors.forename: Gilles P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: van Wezel
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z5, Canada. wrightge@mcmaster.ca.
authors.forename: Gerry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products; D055808:Drug Discovery; D023281:Genomics; D006801:Humans; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D009613:Nobel Prize; D015827:Onchocerciasis, Ocular / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D007559:Ivermectin; C019264:avermectin