Natural genetic transformation of Pseudomonas stutzeri in a non-sterile soil

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 569-576

  Sikorski, Johannes ^a   Graupner, Stefan ^a   Lorenz, Michael G ^a   Wackernagel, Wilfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA degradation; DNA release; Natural transformation; Pseudomonas stutzeri; Soil

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; NUCLEASE; PLASMID DNA;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; SOIL MICROFLORA; TIME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI;

EID: 0031888392     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-2-569     Document Type: Article

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