| Literature DB >> 12967207 |
Anna M Fitzgerald1, Agnieszka M Mudge, Andrew P Gleave, Kim M Plummer.
Abstract
We report the development of two new transformation systems, polyethylene glycol (PEG)-mediated transformation of protoplasts and Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of mycelium, for the filamentous ascomycete Venturia inaequalis. New binary vectors have been created for the latter. Although transformation was initially achieved using a PEG-mediated method, this was superseded by the A. tumefaciens-mediated approach. The advantages of the latter include: ease of the protocol, no requirement for protoplasts; higher transformation efficiency; and single-site integration. A comparison between the two transformation methods is presented.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12967207 DOI: 10.1017/s0953756203008086
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mycol Res ISSN: 0953-7562