Horizontal DNA transfer between bacteria in the environment

Acta Microbiologica Polonica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-243

  Wolska, Krystyna I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Natural environment; Transduction; Transformation

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONJUGATION; DNA BINDING; DNA DENATURATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVALUATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; RHIZOSPHERE; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WATER POLLUTION; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

ANIMALIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0142011173     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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