In situ monitoring of natural genetic transformation of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus BD413 in monoculture biofilms

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 155-158

  Hendrickx, L ^a   Hausner, M ^a   Wuertz, S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus; Biofilm; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Horizontal gene transfer; In situ genetic engineering; Natural genetic transformation

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; DNA; GENE TRANSFER; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LASER APPLICATIONS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PROTEINS;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; ENHANCED YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MONOCULTURE BIOFILMS; NATURAL GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; TRANSFORMATION FREQUENCY;

BACTERIA;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOFILM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033915117     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0439     Document Type: Conference Paper

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