Induced natural transformation of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus in soil microcosms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3972-3977

  Nielsen, Kaare M ^a   Bones, Atle M ^a   Van Elsas, Jan D ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; DNA; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; COLONY FORMATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL MICROFLORA;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030840441     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.10.3972-3977.1997     Document Type: Article

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