Construction of targeted mycobacterial mutants by homologous recombination

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 465, Issue , 2008, Pages 297-310

  Kendall, Sharon L ^a   Frita, Rosangela ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allelic replacement; Gene knock out; Homologous recombination; Mutant; Mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 84555202434     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-207-6_20     Document Type: Article

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