Restricting the dispersal of recombinant DNA: Design of a contained biological catalyst

Bio/Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-191

  Munthali, Mathildaht ^a   Timmis, Kenneth N ^b   Diaz, Eduardo ^c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINANT DNA; DNA;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYST; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TRANSPOSON;

CATALYSIS; COLICINS; CONTAINMENT OF BIOHAZARDS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, RECOMBINANT; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; LINKAGE (GENETICS); PLASMIDS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0030068835     PISSN: 0733222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0296-189     Document Type: Article

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