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CaNAT1, a heterologous dominant selectable marker for transformation of Candida albicans and other pathogenic Candida species.

Shen J, Guo W, Köhler JR

Division of Infectious Disease, Enders 7, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

A dominant selectable marker for Candida albicans and other Candida species, which confers resistance to nourseothricin, was characterized. In a heterologous promoter system and a recyclable cassette, the marker efficiently permitted deletion and complementation of C. albicans genes. Neither growth nor filamentous development was affected in strains expressing this marker.

Published 24 January 2005 in Infect Immun, 73(2): 1239-42.
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