Development of methods for detection and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the sterile, endophytic fungus Muscodor albus

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-97

  Ezra, David ^a   Skovorodnikova, Julia ^a   Kroitor Keren, Tammy ^a,b   Denisov, Youlia ^a,b   Liarzi, Orna ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium mediated transformation; Gfp; Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) region; Muscodor albus; Mycelial transformation; Woody trees endophytic fungus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DETECTION METHOD; ENDOSYMBIONT; FUNGUS; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; PATHOTYPE;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DALDINIA; FUNGI; MUSCODOR ALBUS; MYCELIUM (GENUS); RHIZOBIUM; XYLARIACEAE;

EID: 72049084276     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150903420049     Document Type: Article

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