Fate of genetically modified maize DNA in the oral cavity and rumen of sheep

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-166

  Duggan, Paula S ^a   Chambers, Philip A ^a   Heritage, John ^a   Forbes, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; DNA survival; Horizontal gene transfer; Insect resistant maize; Transformation efficiency

Indexed keywords

DNA; KANAMYCIN; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GRAIN; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; IN VIVO STUDY; MAIZE; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SALIVA; SHEEP; SILAGE; SURVIVAL; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; DNA; ENDOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; KANAMYCIN RESISTANCE; MOUTH; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMEN; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL; TRANSGENES; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECTA; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037321448     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN2002764     Document Type: Article

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