Rapid hypothesis testing with Candida albicans through gene disruption with short homology regions

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1868-1874

  Wilson, R Bryce ^a   Davis, Dana ^a   Mitchell, Aaron P ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CASSETTE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0033028595     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.6.1868-1874.1999     Document Type: Article

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