Biosafety of E. coli β-glucuronidase (GUS) in plants

Transgenic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 157-163

  Gilissen, Luud J W ^a   Metz, Peter L J ^a   Stiekema, Willem J ^a   Nap, Jan Peter ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

glucuronidase (GUS); Biosafety; Escherichia coli; Familiarity; Genetic modification; Substantial equivalence

Indexed keywords

BIOSAFETY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ECOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLUCURONIDASE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SAFETY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INVERTEBRATA; PROKARYOTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032079531     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008832711805     Document Type: Review

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