Development of a high-efficient transformation system of Bacillus pumilus strain DX01 to facilitate gene isolation via gfp-tagged insertional mutagenesis and visualize bacterial colonization of rice roots

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 409-417

  Shen, Xinqian ^a   Chen, Yunpeng ^a   Liu, Tong ^a   Hu, Xiaolu ^a   Gu, Zhenfang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84881021858     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-013-0223-0     Document Type: Article

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