Tetracycline-inducible gene expression in Trichomonas vaginalis

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-49

  Ortiz, Diana ^a   Johnson, Patricia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inducible gene expression; Tetracycline; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRESSOR GENE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

FELIS CATUS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0037466355     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(03)00043-4     Document Type: Article

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