Conjugative transfer of chromosomal genes between fluorescent pseudomonads in the rhizosphere of wheat

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 213-219

  Troxler, Joseph ^a   Azelvandre, Pierre ^b   Zala, Marcello ^a   Défago, Geneviève ^a   Haas, Dieter ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TRANSPOSON; WHEAT;

EID: 0031032565     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.1.213-219.1997     Document Type: Article

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