Strategy for in situ detection of natural transformation-based horizontal gene transfer events

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1250-1254

  Rizzi, Aurora ^a   Pontiroli, Alessandra ^a,b   Brusetti, Lorenzo ^a   Borin, Sara ^a   Sorlini, Claudia ^a   Abruzzese, Alessandro ^a   Sacchi, Gian Attilio ^a   Vogel, Timothy M ^b   Simonet, Pascal ^b   Bazzicalupo, Marco ^c   Nielsen, Kaare Magne ^d,e   Monier, Jean Michel ^b   Daffonchio, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^e University of Tromsö   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CULTIVATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; PLANT CELL CULTURE; TISSUE CULTURE;

IN SITU DETECTION; NATURAL TRANSFORMATION;

GENE TRANSFER;

AGAR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; PROTEIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACINETOBACTER BAYLYI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 39649089152     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02185-07     Document Type: Article

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