Generation of a constitutive green fluorescent protein expression construct to mark biocontrol bacteria using P43 Promoter from Bacillus subtilis

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 136-141

  Kong, Hyun Gi ^a   Choi, Ki Hyuck ^a   Heo, Kwang Ryool ^a   Lee, Kwang Youll ^a   Lee, Hyoung Ju ^a   Moon, Byung Ju ^a   Lee, Seon Woo ^a  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Biocontrol; GFP; P43

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049477957     PISSN: 15982254     EISSN: 20939280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5423/PPJ.2009.25.2.136     Document Type: Article

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