Influence of a survival process in a freshwater system upon plasmid transfer between Escherichia coli strains

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-49

  Arana, I ^a   Justo, J I ^a   Muela, A ^a   Pocino, M ^a   Iriberri, J ^a   Barcina, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

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ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030936403     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900006     Document Type: Article

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