Use of colicin E3 for biological containment of microorganisms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1805-1807

  Munthali, Mathildah T ^a,c   Timmis, Kenneth N ^a   Diaz, Eduardo ^a,b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLICIN; COLICIN FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0029886048     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.5.1805-1807.1996     Document Type: Article

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