Biolistic transformation of Brugia malayi

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 940, Issue , 2013, Pages 103-115

  Higazi, Tarig B ^a   Unnasch, Thomas R ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biolistics; Biolistics PDS 1000 He; Brugia; GFP; Gold particles; Luciferase; Particle bombardment; Transfection; Transformation

Indexed keywords

DNA; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; GOLD; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MICROSPHERE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; BRUGIA MALAYI; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PLASMID; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BIOLISTICS; BRUGIA MALAYI; DNA; FEMALE; GENES, REPORTER; GOLD; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUCIFERASES, FIREFLY; MALE; MICROSPHERES; PLASMIDS; TRANSFECTION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ASCARIS SUUM; BRUGIA; BRUGIA MALAYI;

EID: 84870496756     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-110-3_9     Document Type: Article

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