Introduction of a plant intron into the luciferase gene of Photinus pyralis

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 186-196

  Mankin, S Luke ^a   Allen, George C ^a   Thompson, William F ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Intron; lucINT; Luciferase

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHOTINUS; PHOTINUS PYRALIS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0031491198     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02812270     Document Type: Article

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