Genetic transfer and expression of plasmid RP4::TOL in Sinorhizobium meliloti, Bradyrhizobium japonicum and B. elkanii

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1811-1819

  Hollowell, Gail P ^a   Kuykendall, L David ^b   Gillette, William K ^c   Hashem, Fawzy M ^b   Hou, Li Hua ^a   Tatem, Henry E ^d   Dutta, Sisir K ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; BTEX; Exconjugant; Plasmid RP4::TOL; Sinorhizobium sp

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; BENZENE; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC CROSS; META TOLUIC ACID; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS; RESTRICTION ENZYME ANALYSIS; RHIZOSPHERE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM ELKANII; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0032873367     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00100-5     Document Type: Article

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