Natural transformation and availability of transforming DNA to Acinetobacter calcoaceticus in soil microcosms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1945-1952

  Nielsen, Kaare M ^a   Van Weerelt, Margareta D M ^b   Berg, Trine N ^a   Bones, Atle M ^a   Hagler, Allen N ^b   Van Elsas, Jan D ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NONHUMAN; SOIL;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030898619     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.5.1945-1952.1997     Document Type: Article

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