Sensitive detection of transgenic plant marker gene persistence in soil microcosms

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 603-613

  Widmer, F ^a   Seidler, R J ^a   Watrud, L S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

biotechnology; DNA persistence; environmental DNA preparation; NPT II gene detection; quantitative PCR; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030466828     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.1996.tb00356.x     Document Type: Article

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