Development of a transformation system in the swainsonine producing, slow growing endophytic fungus, Undifilum oxytropis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-165

  Mukherjee, Suman ^a   Dawe, Angus L ^a   Creamer, Rebecca ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophytes; Green Florescent Protein (GFP); Swainsonine; Transformation system; Undifilum oxytropis

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; FUNGAL ENZYME; HYGROMYCIN B; SWAINSONINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENETIC MANIPULATION; LIQUID CULTURE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; OXYTROPIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MONITORING; PROTOPLAST CULTURE; QUALITY CONTROL; STABLE EXPRESSION; UNDIFILUM OXYTROPIS;

ASCOMYCOTA; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MYCELIUM; PROTOPLASTS; STAINING AND LABELING; SWAINSONINE; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; OXYTROPIS; PLEOSPORACEAE;

EID: 77951976948     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.02.015     Document Type: Article

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