Screening for trbB- and traG-like sequences by PCR for the detection of conjugative plasmids in bacterial soil isolates

Microbiological Research

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 159-168

  Disque Kochem C ^a   Battermann, A ^a   Stratz M ^b   Dreiseikelmann, B ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conjugative plasmids; Degenerate primers; Soil bacteria; TraG TrbB family

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; GENE PRODUCT; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC STRAIN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL AND SOIL RELATED PHENOMENA;

BACTERIUM;

EID: 0034814081     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-5013-00098     Document Type: Article

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