Development of a Negative Selectable Marker for <em>Entamoeba histolytica</em>
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Development of a negative selectable marker for Entamoeba histolytica.
Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amebiasis and infects up to 10% of the world's population. The molecular techniques that have enabled the up- and down-regulation of gene expression rely on the transfection of stably maintained plasmids. While these have increased our understanding of Entamoeba virulence factors, the capacity to integrate exogenous DNA into genome, which would al...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Visualized Experiments
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1940-087X
DOI: 10.3791/2410