A rapid, efficient and economical method for generating leishmanial gene targeting constructs

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-212

  Fulwiler, Audrey L ^a   Soysa, D Radika ^a   Ullman, Buddy ^a   Yates, Phillip A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene knockout; Gene targeting; Homologous recombination; Leishmania; Multi fragment ligation; Sfil restriction endonuclease

Indexed keywords

INOSINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VECTORS; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; IMP DEHYDROGENASE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI;

EID: 78650304052     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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