Green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a new vital marker in the phytopathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 252, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 503-509

  Spellig, Tilman ^a   Bottin, Arnaud ^a   Kahmann, Regine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Green fluorescent protein (GFP); Pathogenicity; Reporter gene; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC MARKERS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; PLANTS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; USTILAGO; ZEA MAYS;

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; FUNGI; USTILAGO MAYDIS; VICTORIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029962512     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050257     Document Type: Article

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