Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-202

  Dos Reis, Maria Cecília ^a   Pelegrinelli Fungaro, Maria Helena ^a   Delgado Duarte, Rubens Tadeu ^a   Furlaneto, Luciana ^b   Furlaneto, Marcia Cristina ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NORTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium mediated transformation; Beauveria bassiana; Hygromycin B resistance

Indexed keywords

HYGROMYCIN B;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BEAUVERIA; CONIDIUM; ENTOMOPATHOGENY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENOME; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; HYGROMYCIN B; HYPOCREALES; INSECTS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ASPERGILLUS; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI;

EID: 3242699855     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2004.03.012     Document Type: Article

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