Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of the aquatic carnivorous plant Utricularia gibba

• Main Authors: Oropeza-Aburto, A., Cervantes-Pérez, S. A., Albert, Victor A., Herrera-Estrella, L.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Agrobacterium Tumefaciens; Genetic Transformation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/148369
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: The genus Utricularia belongs to Lentibulariaceae, the largest family of carnivorous plants, which includes terrestrial, epiphytic and aquatic species. The development of specialized structures that evolved for carnivory is a feature of this genus that has been of great interest to biolo...