Development of a genome-editing CRISPR/Cas9 system in thermophilic fungal Myceliophthora species and its application to hyper-cellulase production strain engineering

Biotechnology for Biofuels

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Liu, Qian ^a   Gao, Ranran ^a   Li, Jingen ^a   Lin, Liangcai ^a   Zhao, Junqi ^a   Sun, Wenliang ^a   Tian, Chaoguang ^a  

^a Tianjin Airport Economic Area   (China)

Author keywords

Cellulases; CRISPR Cas9 system; Myceliophthora; Thermophilic fungi

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ENZYMES; FUNGI; GENES; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

CELLULASE PRODUCTION; CELLULASES; CRISPR/CAS9 SYSTEM; GENETIC MANIPULATIONS; LIGNOCELLULASE ACTIVITIES; MYCELIOPHTHORA; MYCELIOPHTHORA THERMOPHILA; THERMOPHILIC FUNGUS;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME; FUNGUS; GENOME; PROTEIN;

CORYNASCUS HETEROTHALLICUS; FUNGI; MYCELIOPHTHORA;

EID: 85009999725     PISSN: 17546834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13068-016-0693-9     Document Type: Article

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