The acquisition of indigenous plasmids by a genetically marked pseudomonad population colonizing the sugar beet phytosphere is related to local environmental conditions

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1577-1583

  Lilley, Andrew K ^a   Bailey, Mark J ^a  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ECOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC STABILITY; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; CHENOPODIACEAE;

BACTERIA; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC MODIFICATION; PHYTOSPHERE; SUGAR BEET;

EID: 0030613336     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.4.1577-1583.1997     Document Type: Article

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