Isolation of nuclear migration mutants of Aspergillus nidulans using GFP expressing strains

Mycological Research

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 961-966

  Sievers, N ^a   Bertsch, E ^a   Fischer, R ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS; CONIDIUM; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL MUTANT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYPHA; PHENOTYPE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS;

EID: 0033506567     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756298008120     Document Type: Article

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