Health considerations regarding horizontal transfer of microbial transgenes present in genetically modified crops

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2005, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 326-352

  Kleter, Gijs A ^a   Peijnenburg, Ad A C M ^a   Aarts, Henk J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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FOOD SAFETY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; HEALTH HAZARD; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 31144456090     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/JBB.2005.326     Document Type: Review

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