Establishing molecular tools for genetic manipulation of the pleuromutilin-producing fungus Clitopilus passeckerianus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 7196-7204

  Kilaru, Sreedhar ^a   Collins, Catherine M ^a   Hartley, Amanda J ^a   Bailey, Andy M ^a   Foster, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

AGROBACTERIUM MEDIATED; AGROBACTERIUM MEDIATED TRANSFORMATIONS; FLUORESCENT STRAINS; GENETIC MANIPULATIONS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; SELECTABLE MARKERS; SOUTHERN BLOT ANALYSIS; TRANSGENE EXPRESSION;

PROTEINS;

ACTIN; CARBOXIN; GENOMIC DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYGROMYCIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHLEOMYCIN; PLEUROMUTILIN; TUBULIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DNA; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PLASMID; PROTEIN; RNA;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; ARTICLE; CLITOPILUS PASSECKERIANUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENOME; HPH GENE; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLASMID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTOPLAST; REPORTER GENE; RHIZOBIUM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENE;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; AGROBACTERIUM; CLITOPILUS; FUNGI;

EID: 70449358979     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01151-09     Document Type: Article

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