Cadophora finlandia and Phialocephala fortinii: Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and functional GFP expression

Mycological Research

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 850-855

  Gorfer, Markus ^a   Klaubauf, Sylvia ^a   Bandian, Dragana ^a   Strauss, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dark septate endophyte; Ectomycorrhizas; Endophytes; GFP; Hygromycin B resistance; Mycorrhizas

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYGROMYCIN B;

BACTERIUM; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; TRANSFORMATION;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

ASCOMYCOTA; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HYGROMYCIN B; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CADOPHORA FINLANDIA; PHIALOCEPHALA FORTINII; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 34547539150     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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