Heterologous expression of green fluorescent protein in Paenibacillus larvae, the causative agent of American Foulbrood of honey bees

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 430-435

  Poppinga, L ^a   Genersch, E ^a  

^a Institute for Bee Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

American Foulbrood; Green fluorescent protein; Molecular tool; Paenibacillus larvae; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FLUORESCENCE; FOOD PRODUCTS; PROTEINS;

AMERICAN FOULBROOD; CAUSATIVE AGENTS; GFP EXPRESSION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; HETEROLOGOUS PROTEINS; HONEY BEE; MOLECULAR TOOLS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE; PATHOGENESIS;

GERMINATION;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PLASMID DNA;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HONEYBEE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; PROTEIN; SPORULATION;

AMERICAN FOULBROOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; FLUORESCENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; HONEYBEE; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPOROGENESIS;

APIS MELLIFERA; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE;

EID: 84856972513     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05214.x     Document Type: Article

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