Freeze-thaw-induced lateral transfer of non-conjugative plasmids by in situ transformation in Escherichia coli in natural waters and food extracts

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2731-2735

  Ishimoto, Yuko ^a   Kato, Shiho ^a   Maeda, Sumio ^a  

^a NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Environmental water; Food; Genetic competence; Heat shock; Horizontal gene transfer

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CANNING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PROCESSING; THAWING;

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; DISTILLED WATER; DNASE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; FOOD; FOOD EXTRACTS; FREEZE THAWING; FREEZE-THAW TREATMENT; GENETIC COMPETENCE; HEAT SHOCK; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; IN SITU TRANSFORMATION; IN-SITU; LB BROTH; NATURAL WATERS; TRANSFORMATION FREQUENCY;

FOOD PRESERVATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 52449105683     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9761-z     Document Type: Article

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