Transport and survival of alginate-encapsulated and free lux-lac marked Pseudomonas aeruginosa UG2Lr cells in soil

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-61

  Hall, Bronagh M ^a   McLoughlin, Aidan J ^a   Leung, Kam Tin ^b   Trevors, Jack T ^b   Lee, Hung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alginate; Bacteria; Microcosm; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Reporter gene; Soil; Transport

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; WATER;

BACTERIAL TRANSPORT; SOIL MICROCOSM; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELL MOTION; CELL TRANSPORT; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPORTER GENE; SOIL TREATMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0032080622     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(98)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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