An efficient and novel plant selectable marker based on organomercurial resistance

Journal of Plant Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-355

  Young, Im Choi ^a   Eun, Woon Noh ^a   Hyo, Shin Lee ^a   Mu, Seok Han ^a   Jae, Soon Lee ^a   Kwan, Sam Choi ^b  

^a Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

merB; Mercury; Organomercurial lyase; Plant transformation; Selectable marker

Indexed keywords

POPULUS ALBA X POPULUS TREMULA VAR. GLANDULOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 30444459964     PISSN: 12269239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03030576     Document Type: Article

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