RECOMBINANT VIRUSES AS TRANSFORMATION VECTORS OF MARINE MACROALGAE

Authors
HENRY EC MEINTS RH
Citation
Ec. Henry et Rh. Meints, RECOMBINANT VIRUSES AS TRANSFORMATION VECTORS OF MARINE MACROALGAE, Journal of applied phycology, 6(2), 1994, pp. 247-253
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology","Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Journal of applied phycology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09218971
Volume
6
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
247 - 253
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-8971(1994)6:2<247:RVATVO>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The large dsDNA viruses that are known to infect eukaryotic algae show promise as genetic vectors for algal biotechnology. The large size (1 50-330 kbp) of these viral genomes may permit insertion of large seque nces of foreign DNA. The viruses infecting filamentous marine brown al gae appear to be integrated into the genomes of their hosts, and may p rovide integration mechanisms that can be used for directing insertion of foreign genes into algal chromosomes.