Enhanced frequency of Beauveria bassiana blastospore transformation by restriction enzyme-mediated integration and electroporation

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 512-517

  Jiang, Qiong ^a   Ying, Sheng Hua ^a   Feng, Ming Guang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Blastospore transformation; Electroporation; Phosphinothricin resistance gene; Restriction enzyme mediated integration (REMI)

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTROPORATION; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BEAUVERIA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE HINDIII; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; ELECTROPORATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA;

EID: 34247608149     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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