Transformation: A tool for studying fungal pathogens of plants

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 2043-2052

  Mullins, E D ^a   Kang, S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation; Reporter gene; Restriction enzyme mediated integration; Transposon mediated mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

AGRICULTURE; ALLELE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENOME; MUTAGENESIS; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSPOSON;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0035666492     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000835     Document Type: Review

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