Selective effect of antibiotics on survival and gene transfer of streptomycetes in soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 673-677

  Herron, P R ^a,d   Toth, I K ^b   Heilig, G H J ^a   Akkermans, A D L ^a   Karagouni, A ^c   Wellington, E M H ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE TRANSFER; SOIL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032565043     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00157-0     Document Type: Article

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