Expression of firefly luciferase gene in Erwinia amylovora

Luminescence

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 207-213

  Gentilomi, Giovanna ^a   Zeri, Lisa ^a   Ghini, Severino ^a   Zerbini, Marialuisa ^a   Zuffi, Elisa ^a   Musiani, Monica ^a   Girotti, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence assay; Erwinia amylovora; Fire blight; Luciferase gene expression; Plant associated bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GENE ENCODING; GENE EXPRESSION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOLUMINESCENCE ASSAY; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; FIRE BLIGHT; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; GENES EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; LUCIFERASE GENE EXPRESSION; LUCIFERASE GENES; PHYTOPATHOGENIC BACTERIA; PLANT-ASSOCIATED BACTERIA;

BIOLUMINESCENCE;

LUCIFERASE;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUMINESCENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PEAR; PHOTOMETRY; REPORTER GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; PHOTINUS PYRALIS; PYRALIS; PYRUS;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTOMETRY; PYRUS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 2442609901     PISSN: 15227235     EISSN: 10991271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bio.726     Document Type: Conference Paper

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