Efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Lotus japonicus with reliable antibiotic selection

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 238-243

  Aoki, T ^a   Kamizawa, A ^a   Ayabe, S ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Lotus japonicus (Regel) Larsen; Selection; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; ASSAYS; CONTAMINATION; DNA;

COTYLEDON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS;

EID: 0036926539     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-002-0494-4     Document Type: Article

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