Bohle iridovirus as a vector for heterologous gene expression

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 419-423

  Pallister, Jackie ^a   Goldie, Sarah ^a   Coupar, Barbara ^a   Shiell, Brian ^a   Michalski, Wojtek P ^a   Siddon, Nicole ^a   Hyatt, Alex ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bohle iridovirus; Bufo marinus; Iridovirus; Ranavirus; Recombinant virus

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GLOBIN; INITIATION FACTOR 2ALPHA; NEOMYCIN; VIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA VIRUS; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GLOBIN GENE; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; IRIDOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TOAD; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS RECOMBINANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BUFO MARINUS; CELL LINE; DNA, RECOMBINANT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; GLOBINS; LARVA; RANAVIRUS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BOHLE IRIDOVIRUS; BUFO MARINUS; DNA VIRUSES; EUKARYOTA; IRIDOVIRIDAE; IRIDOVIRUS; RANAVIRUS;

EID: 35648953213     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2007.08.016     Document Type: Article

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