Quantitative assessment of in planta distribution of metabolic activity and gene expression of an endophytic fungus

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 267-275

  Herd, Scott ^a   Christensen, Michael J ^b   Saunders, Karyn ^a   Scott, D Barry ^a   Schmid, Jan ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acremonium; Endophytic fungi of ryegrass; In planta gene expression; In planta metabolic activity; Reporter genes

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ACREMONIUM; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUOROMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0031018729     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-1-267     Document Type: Article

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