Expression of rabbit defensin NP-1 gene in transgenic tobacco plants and its activity against bacterial wilt

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 1544-1550

  Fu, Rongzhao ^a   Peng, Yufa ^b   Cao, Guangcheng ^a   Ma, Jiangsheng ^a   Chen, Caixia ^b   Zhang, Liming ^a   Li, Wenbin ^a   Sun, Yongru ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial disease resistance; Rabbit defensm; Tobacco; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM;

EID: 0040811695     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02883446     Document Type: Article

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