Tolerance of pesticides and antibiotic resistance in bacteria isolated from wastewater-irrigated soil

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 897-901

  Shafiani, Shahin ^a   Malik, Abdul ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Pesticide tolerance; Plasmid DNA; Soil bacteria; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AZOTOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0347723918     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WIBI.0000007290.94694.4f     Document Type: Article

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