Mini-blaster-mediated targeted gene disruption and marker complementation in candida albicans

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 845, Issue , 2012, Pages 19-39

  Ganguly, Shantanu ^a   Mitchell, Aaron P ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementation; Genetics; Mutants

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HOMOZYGOSITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENETIC MARKERS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 84858129507     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-539-8_2     Document Type: Chapter

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