Investigation of possible horizontal gene transfer from the leaf tissue of transgenic potato to soil bacteria

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1130-1134

  Kim, Young Tae ^a   Kim, Sung Eun ^a   Park, Ki Duk ^a   Kang, Tae Hoon ^a   Lee, Yun Mi ^a   Lee, Sang Han ^a   Moon, Jae Sun ^a   Kim, Sung Uk ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Environmental risk assessment; Glufosinate; Herbicide tolerance; Horizontal gene transfer; Microcosm; Transgenic potato

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; GENOMIC DNA; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN;

ARTICLE; BAR GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT LEAF; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTATO; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 27944446905     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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