Construction of a stable expression vector for Leifsonia xyli subsp. cynodontis and its application in studying the effect of the bacterium as an endophytic bacterium in rice

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 267, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-183

  Li, Tai Yuan ^a   Zeng, Han Lai ^b   Ping, Yin ^a   Lin, Hui ^a   Fan, Xue Lian ^b   Guo, Zhi Gang ^b   Zhang, Chu Fu ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endophytic bacterium; Leifsonia xyli subsp. cynodontis; Oryza sativa; Shuttle vector

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INOCULATION; LEIFSONIA CYNODONTIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; RICE; SHUTTLE VECTOR;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUCURONIDASE; ORYZA SATIVA; PLASMIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEIFSONIA XYLI SUBSP. CYNODONTIS; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 33846333532     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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