The fate of recombinant plant DNA in soil

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 81-88

  Paget, Eric ^a   Lebrun, Michel ^b,c   Freyssinet, Georges ^b   Simonet, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b SANOFI   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

DNA persistence; Genetic transfer; Genetically modified plant; Natural transformation; Nicotiana tabacum; PCR; Soil DNA extraction

Indexed keywords

PLANT GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBULOSE BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE OXYGENASE; SOIL; TOBACCO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0032056294     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1164-5563(99)90005-5     Document Type: Article

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