Gene disruption in aspergillus fumigatus using a pcr-based strategy and in vivo recombination in yeast

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 845, Issue , 2012, Pages 99-118

  Malavazi, Iran ^a   Goldman, Gustavo Henrique ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Gene disruption; Gene replacement cassette; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; In vivo recombination

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC MARKER; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; GENE DELETION; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84858110306     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-539-8_7     Document Type: Chapter

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