Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 459-467

  Vijn, Irma ^a,b   Govers, Francine ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CatchMabs BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; FUNGI; OOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; PHYTOPHTHORA PALMIVORA; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0242507584     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1364-3703.2003.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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