Effects of air-drying and wetting cycles on the transforming ability of DNA bound on clay minerals

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-61

  Pietramellara, G ^a,b   Canto, L Dal ^a   Vettori, C ^a   Gallori, E ^a   Nannipieri, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CLAY MINERAL; DNA; KAOLINITE; MONTMORILLONITE; SOIL DRYING; SOIL WETTING;

EID: 0030695483     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00262-3     Document Type: Article

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