Biolistic transformation of the human pathogenic fungus Coccidioides immitis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-141

  Yu, Jieh Juen ^a   Cole, Garry T ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomal integration; Coccidioides immitis; Gene gun; Heterologous DNA; Hygromycin phosphotransferase (hph) gene

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS;

EID: 0031829743     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00046-3     Document Type: Article

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