Effect of insertion site and metabolic load on the environmental fitness of a genetically modified Pseudomonas fluorescens isolate

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2634-2638

  De Leij, Frans A A M ^a   Thomas, Catherine E ^a   Bailey, Mark J ^b   Whipps, John M ^c   Lynch, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYLLOPLANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BINDING SITE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION; NONHUMAN; PEA; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; WHEAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PISUM SATIVUM; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031813851     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.7.2634-2638.1998     Document Type: Article

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