DNA techniques for bioremediation and environmentally-friendly synthesis

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-140

  Keasling, Jay D ^a   Bang, Sang Weon ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT DNA;

CONTAMINATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SOIL TREATMENT; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031949586     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(98)80105-5     Document Type: Article

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