Deletion of Aspergillus nidulans aroC using a novel blaster module that combines ET cloning and marker rescue

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 268, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 675-683

  Krappmann, S ^a   Braus, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

aroC; Aspergillus nidulans; Blaster; ET cloning; Sexual development

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; META TYROSINE; MUTASE; PHENYLALANINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASCOSPORE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DNA FLANKING REGION; FUNGUS; GENE CASSETTE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE DELETION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC STRAIN; MICROORGANISM; MITOTIC RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMERICELLA NIDULANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0037294646     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-002-0789-8     Document Type: Article

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