Horizontal transfer of catabolic plasmids in the process of naphthalene biodegradation in model soil systems

Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-32

  Akhmetov, L I ^a   Filonov, A E ^a   Puntus, I F ^a   Kosheleva, I A ^a,b   Nechaeva, I A ^a   Yonge, D R ^c   Petersen, J N ^c   Boronin, A M ^a,b  

^a SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

^b PUSHCHINO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catabolic plasmids; Horizontal transfer; Naphthalene biodegradation; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 41149150255     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11021-008-1004-7     Document Type: Article

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