Genetic engineering of an ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor for use as a biological control agent

Mycologia

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 237-242

  Bills, Steven ^a   Podila, Gopi K ^a   Hiremath, Shiv ^b  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Ectomycorrhizal fungi; Genetic engineering; Insect resistance; Plant health

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ENDOTOXIN; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYGROMYCIN B PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; REPORTER GENE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TOXICITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; LACCARIA BICOLOR;

EID: 0032953132     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3761368     Document Type: Article

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