Co-transformation of a tropical maize endophytic isolate of Fusarium verticillioides (synonym F. moniliforme) with gusA and nia genes

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 253-258

  Pamphile, João A ^a   da Rocha, Carmen Lúcia M S C ^a   Azevedo, João L ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Co transformation; Endophyte; Fusarium verticillioides; Gus; Nia

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; DNA; NITRATE REDUCTASE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA VECTOR; ENDOPHYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENOME; HOST; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PLANT ROOT; PLASMID; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; NIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 30644480458     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572004000200021     Document Type: Article

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