Direct conjugal transfers of Ti plasmid to soil microflora

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1273-1284

  Teyssier Cuvelle, S ^a   Mougel, C ^a   Nesme, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Conjugation; rrs analysis; Sinorhizobium; Soil microflora; Ti plasmid

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DNA TRANSFER; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; PLASMID; RIBOSOME; SOIL;

AGROBACTERIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0033179251     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00689.x     Document Type: Article

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