Mercuric reductase gene transfer from soil to rumen bacteria

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 317-319

  Tothova T ^a   Pristas P ^a   Javorsky P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; MERCURY (II) REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ANIMAL; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; SLOVAKIA; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; MERCURY; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RUMEN; SHEEP; SLOVAKIA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 33748350038     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931823     Document Type: Conference Paper

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