Fungal transposons: From mobile elements towards molecular tools

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 756-760

  Kempken, F ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSPOSON;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0032741108     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051587     Document Type: Short Survey

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