Cytosolic expression of the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SacB protein inhibits tissue development in transgenic tobacco and potato

New Phytologist

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-28

  Caimi, P G ^a   Mccole, L M ^a   Klein, T M ^a   Hershey, H P ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytosolic expression; Fructan; Fructosyltransferase; SacB; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031451103     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00719.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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