Germination and conjugation of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis in the intestine of gnotobiotic rats

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1252-1259

  Wilcks, A ^a   Smidt, L ^b   Bahl, M I ^c   Hansen, B M ^d   Andrup, L ^b   Hendriksen, N B ^d   Licht, T R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Conjugation; Germination; Gnotobiotic animals; Intestinal tract

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CULTIVATION; DNA; RATS; STRAIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONJUGATION; DONOR STRAINS; GNOTOBIOTIC ANIMAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; IN-VIVO; INTESTINAL TRACT; ISOGENIC; PLASMID ENCODING; THURINGIENSIS;

GERMINATION;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GERMINATION; LIFE CYCLE; PLASMID; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; PROTEIN; RODENT; SPORULATION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GERMINATION; GNOTOBIOTICS; INTESTINE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; RAT; SPOROGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 42149156145     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03657.x     Document Type: Article

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