In situ survival of genetically engineered microorganisms in a tropical aquatic environment

Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-25

  Alvarez, A J ^a   Yumet, G M ^b   Santiago, C L ^c   Hazen, T C ^a   Chaudhry, R ^a   Toranzos, G A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

EID: 0030053682     PISSN: 10534725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2256(1996)11:1<21::AID-TOX4>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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