Germ-line transformation of the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni, using a piggyBac vector in the presence of endogenous piggyBac elements

Genetica

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-97

  Raphael, K A ^a,c   Shearman, D C A ^a,c   Streamer, K ^a   Morrow, J L ^a,d   Handler, A M ^b   Frommer, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bactrocera tryoni; piggyBac; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA TRYONI; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 79251615290     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-010-9500-x     Document Type: Article

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