Transfer of conjugative plasmid pAMβ1 from Lactococcus lactis to mouse intestinal bacteria

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-35

  Igimi, S ^a   Ryu, C H ^a   Park, S H ^a   Sasaki, Y ^b   Sasaki, T ^b   Kumagai, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b Meiji Institute of Health Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA; MAMMALS;

BALB/C MICE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FILTER MATINGS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INTESTINAL BACTERIA; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LOWER FREQUENCIES; TRANSCONJUGANTS;

POTABLE WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID;

EID: 0030035166     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1996.tb00023.x     Document Type: Article

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