Transformation of the entomopathogenic fungus Paecilomyces fumosoroseus with Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 631-636

  Lima, I G P ^a   Duarte, R T D ^a   Furlaneto, L ^b   Baroni, C H ^a   Fungaro, M H P ^a   Furlaneto, M C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NORTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Genetic transformation; Hygromycin B resistance; Paecilomyces fumosoroseus

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS-MEDIATED TRANSFORMATION; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; FUNGAL PATHOGEN; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HYGROMYCIN B RESISTANCE; PAECILOMYCES FUMOSOROSEUS; SELECTABLE MARKERS; TRANSFORMANTS; TRANSFORMATION METHODS;

GENES;

HYGROMYCIN B;

DISEASES; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GENES; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; FECAL COLIFORM; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENE; INSECT;

ARTICLE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; INSECT; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; PAECILOMYCES FUMOSOROSEUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOPLAST; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; WHITEFLY;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ALEYRODIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PAECILOMYCES FUMOSOROSEUS;

EID: 33646861368     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.01861.x     Document Type: Article

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