Horizontal gene transfer on surfaces in natural porous media: Conjugation and kinetics

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 306-315

  Massoudieh, A ^a   Mathew, A ^a   Lambertini, E ^a   Nelson, K E ^a   Ginn, T R ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GENE FLOW; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; PLANKTON; PLASMID; POROUS MEDIUM; SESSILE SPECIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34547903237     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2006.0069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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