Enhanced homologous recombination in Fusarium verticillioides by disruption of FvKU70, a gene required for a non-homologous end joining mechanism

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Choi, Yoon E ^a   Shim, Won Bo ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional genomics; Fusarium verticillioides; Gene knock out; Homologous recombination

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955536275     PISSN: 15982254     EISSN: 20939280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5423/PPJ.2008.24.1.001     Document Type: Article

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