Horizontal gene transfers in the environment: Natural transformation as a putative process for gene transfers between transgenic plants and microorganisms

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 375-384

  Bertolla, Franck ^a   Simonet, Pascal ^a  

^a University of Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial competence; DNA; Horizontal gene transfer; Natural transformation; Recombination; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; EVOLUTION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032721758     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)80072-2     Document Type: Short Survey

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