A novel episomal shuttle vector for transformation of Cryptococcus neoformans with the ccdB gene as a positive selection marker in bacteria

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-45

  Mondon, Philippe ^a   Chang, Yun C ^a   Varma, Ashok ^a   Kwon Chung, Kyung J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Positive selection; Transformation; Vector

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUTTLE VECTOR; TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA, FUNGAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VECTORS; SELECTION (GENETICS); TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0034213273     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(00)00168-3     Document Type: Article

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