Development of a new method for genetic transformation of the green alga chlorella ellipsoidea

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 211-219

  Liu, Lili ^a,b   Wang, Yanqi ^a,b   Zhang, Yichen ^a,b   Chen, Xiaoying ^c   Zhang, Ping ^a,b   Ma, Shengwu ^d  

^a TIANJIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cyto Genetical and Molecular Regulation   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial ble gene; Beta glucuronidase (GUS); Cell wall degrading enzyme; Cellulase; Chlorella ellipsoidea; Green algae; New transformation method; Plasmid DNA

Indexed keywords

BETA-GLUCURONIDASE; BLE GENE; CELL WALL-DEGRADING ENZYMES; CELLULASE; CHLORELLA ELLIPSOIDEA; GREEN ALGA; PLASMID DNA; TRANSFORMATION METHODS;

ALGAE; BIOMOLECULES; CELLS; ENZYMES; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS;

CYTOLOGY;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; PHLEOMYCIN; PLASMID DNA;

ALGAL GROWTH; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL VIABILITY; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA ELLIPSOIDEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GREEN ALGA; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPORTER GENE;

BLEOMYCIN; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL WALL; CELLULASE; CHLORELLA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUCURONIDASE; PLASMIDS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

'CHLORELLA' ELLIPSOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84882887108     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: 15590305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-012-9554-3     Document Type: Article

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