Transfection of the protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-53

  Fernández Robledo, José A ^a   Lin, Zhuoer ^a   Vasta, Gerardo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolata; Dermo; Perkinsus; trophozoite

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LIFE CYCLE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PERKINSUS MARINUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTOZOON; REPORTER GENE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TROPHOZOITE;

5' FLANKING REGION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FLUORESCENCE; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARASITOLOGY; PROTOZOA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

ALVEOLATA; PERKINSEA; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 36349006964     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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