CRISPR/dCas9-mediated inhibition of gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 139, Issue , 2017, Pages 79-86

  Dong, Xiaoyun ^a   Jin, Yingli ^a   Ming, Di ^a   Li, Bangbang ^a   Dong, Haisi ^a   Wang, Lin ^a   Wang, Tiedong ^a   Wang, Dacheng ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CRISPR interference; Gene knockdown; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYSIN; FIBRINOGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRISPR CAS SYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEAT; GENETICS; PROCEDURES;

CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEATS; CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 85019857816     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2017.05.008     Document Type: Article

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