Efficient transformation of Beauveria bassiana by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated insertional mutagenesis

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 537-542

  Wu, J ^a,c   Ridgway, H ^a   Carpenter, M ^a   Glare, T ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^c Agritechnology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; gfp gene; hph; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA;

EID: 52949111930     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP08051     Document Type: Article

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