Establishment of agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation in dunaliella bardawil

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-44

  Anila, N ^a   Chandrashekar, Arun ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a   Sarada, R ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Dunaliella bardawil; Genetic transformation; GFP; Hygromycin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856613523     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2010.550386     Document Type: Article

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