Rna interference in cryptococcus neoformans

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 845, Issue , 2012, Pages 165-186

  Skowyra, Michael L ^a   Doering, Tamara L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Gene expression; Gene silencing; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EUKARYOTA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 84858139810     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-539-8_11     Document Type: Chapter

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