Characterization of the growth behavior of Leishmania tarentolae - A new expression system for recombinant proteins

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 384-393

  Fritsche, Claudia ^a   Sitz, Mandy ^a   Weiland, Norman ^a   Breitling, Reinhard ^b   Pohl, Hans Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES JENA   (Germany)

^b Jena Bioscience GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

EGFP expression; Hemin detection; Leishmania; Nutrient media; Specific growth rate

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HEMIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEISHMANIA; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BIOREACTORS; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HEMIN; LEISHMANIA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA TARENTOLAE;

EID: 35548936080     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200710111     Document Type: Article

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