Plasmid transfer between marine Vibrio strains during predation by the heterotrophic microflagellate Cafeteria roenbergensis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 749-752

  Otto, Karen ^a   Weichart, Dieter ^a,c   Kjelleberg, Staffan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CONTACT; CELL DENSITY; CELL VIABILITY; FLAGELLATE; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PREDATION; VIBRIONACEAE;

EID: 0030901056     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.2.749-752.1997     Document Type: Article

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