Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in the green alga haematococcus pluvialis (chlorophyceae, volvocales)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 642-649

  Kathiresan, S ^a   Chandrashekar, A ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a   Sarada, R ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Genetic transformation; Green fluorescent protein; Haematococcus pluvialis; Hygromycin

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONADALES; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 66749102794     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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