Horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes among gram negative bacteria in sewage and lake water and influence of some physico-chemical parameters of water on conjugation process

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-49

  Shakibaie, Mohammadreza R ^a   Jalilzadeh, K A ^b   Yamakanamardi, S Mesadamy ^b  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Conjugation; Gene transfer

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; GENE TRANSFER; LAKE WATER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEWAGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 59349118512     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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