Genetic transformation of the mosquito pathogenic fungus Culicinomyces clavisporus

EI Campbell, Sheila Eileen Unkles, James Robertson Kinghorn, C Panter

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Abstract

The mosquito fungal pathogen Culicinomyces clavisporus was found to be sensitive to the antibiotics hygromycin B and phleomycin but resistant to kanamycin and geneticin. Protoplasts were genetically transformed to give strains resistant to phleomycin and hygromycin B. The results show that multiple integrations of transforming DNA can occur and that heterologous fungal gene expression signals are functional in C. clavisporus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)395-399
Number of pages5
JournalBiocontrol Science and Technology
Volume12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2002

Keywords

  • fungal pathogen of mosquitoes
  • Culicinomyces clavisporus
  • genetic transformation
  • antibiotic resistance
  • ASPERGILLUS

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