Transformation of Aspergillus awamori by Agrobacterium tumefaciens- mediated homologous recombination

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 598-601

  Gouka, Robin J ^a   Gerk, Casper ^a   Hooykaas, Paul J J ^b   Bundock, Paul ^b   Musters, Wouter ^a   Verrips, C Theo ^a   De Groot, Marcel J A ^a,c  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Senter   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cutinase; Integration; Targeting; Titration

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033017215     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/9915     Document Type: Article

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