Gene transfer in the gastrointestinal tract

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 5139-5141

  Netherwood, Trudy ^a   Bowden, R ^a   Harrison, P ^a   O'Donnell, A G ^a   Parker, D S ^a   Gilbert, H J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHICKEN; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FOOD INDUSTRY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC MANIPULATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; RUMINOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032746994     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.11.5139-5141.1999     Document Type: Article

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