Horizontal gene transfer between bacteria

Environmental Biosafety Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 3-13

  Heuer, Holger ^a   Smalla, Kornelia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genome flexibility; horizontal gene pool; Horizontal or lateral gene transfer; Mobile genetic element

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; PLANTS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 38949087846     PISSN: 16357922     EISSN: 16357930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/ebr:2007034     Document Type: Review

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