Rapid transformation of high cellulase-producing mutant strains of Trichoderma reesei by microprojectile bombardment

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 282-286

  Hazell, B W ^a   Te'o, V S J ^a   Bradner, J R ^a   Bergquist, P L ^a   Nevalainen, K M H ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRANSFORMATION; HYGROMYCIN; MICROPROJECTILE BOMBARDMENT; MITOTIC STABILITY; MUTANT STRAIN; PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; RAPID TRANSFORMATIONS; SELECTABLE MARKERS; TRANSFORMANTS; TRICHODERMA REESEI;

CELLULASE; FUNGAL DNA; HYGROMYCIN B;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HETEROZYGOTE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; TIME; TRICHODERMA REESEI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HYPOCREA JECORINA; ILEX COOKII; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA REESEI;

EID: 0034074839     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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