Ecological pre-release risk assessment of two genetically engineered, bioluminescent Rhizobium meliloti strains in soil column model systems

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 340-348

  Schwieger, F ^a   Willke, B ^a   Munch, J C ^a,b   Tebbe, C C ^a  

^a Institut fur Bodenbiologie   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Genetically engineered microorganisms; Polymerase chain reaction; Rhizobium meliloti; Soil column model system

Indexed keywords

RHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0030777432     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050323     Document Type: Article

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