Genetic transformation in freshwater: Escherichia coli is able to develop natural competence

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3673-3678

  Baur, Bea ^a   Hanselmann, Kurt ^a   Schlimme, Wolfram ^a   Jenni, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; MINERAL WATER;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; PLASMID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0029764393     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.10.3673-3678.1996     Document Type: Article

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