Is it safe to use escherichia coli k12 in recombinant DNA experiments?

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 1978, Pages 655-660

  Smith, H Williams ^a  

^a Houghton Poultry Research Station   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HEREDITY; IN VITRO STUDY;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTICS; CATTLE; COLICIN FACTORS; DNA, RECOMBINANT; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMAN; INTESTINES; PLASMIDS; R FACTORS; RESEARCH; RISK; SAFETY;

EID: 0018192360     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/137.5.655     Document Type: Article

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