Expression of a gfp gene in Penicillium nordicum under control of the promoter of the ochratoxin A polyketide synthase gene

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 161-166

  Schmidt Heydt, Markus ^a   Schunck, Tobias ^b   Geisen, Rolf ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

ATMT; gfp; Ochratoxin A; Polyketide synthase promoter; Reporter; Transformation

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; OCHRATOXIN; OCHRATOXIN A POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GFP GENE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM NORDICUM; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPORTER GENE;

DNA, FUNGAL; FLUORESCENCE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HYGROMYCIN B; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OCHRATOXINS; PENICILLIUM; PLANT TUMOR-INDUCING PLASMIDS; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RHIZOBIUM; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; PENICILLIUM NORDICUM;

EID: 67649122107     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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