Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Aspergillus fumigatus: An efficient tool for insertional mutagenesis and targeted gene disruption

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1798-1802

  Sugui, Janyce A ^a   Chang, Yun C ^a   Kwon Chung, K J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DNA; ENZYME KINETICS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH KINETICS; MUTAGENESIS;

COCULTIVATION; HOMOLOGY; MUTANT STRAINS; TARGET GENES;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONIDIUM; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA TRANSFER; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; WILD TYPE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 17444414246     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.4.1798-1802.2005     Document Type: Article

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