Plasmid transfer among several members of the family: Enterobacteriaceae increases the number of species capable of causing experimental amber disease in grass grub

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 139, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 117-120

  Glare, Travis R ^a   Hurst, Mark R H ^a   Grkovic, Steve ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amber disease; Costelytra zealandica; Enterobacteriaceae; Entomopathogenic bacteria; Plasmid mobilization

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; COSTELYTRA ZEALANDICA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; SCARABAEIDAE; SERRATIA ENTOMOPHILA; SERRATIA PROTEAMACULANS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA;

EID: 0029980985     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00128-0     Document Type: Article

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