Gene transfer in soil systems using microcosms

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 319-329

  Hill, Katja E ^a   M Top, Eva ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Agricultural Sciences   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance plasmid; Broad host range plasmid; Catabolic plasmid; Conjugation; Gene transfer; Soil microcosm

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CATABOLISM; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOIL; SOIL MICROFLORA; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0031970269     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(97)00101-3     Document Type: Review

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