All IncP-1 plasmid subgroups, including the novel ε subgroup, are prevalent in the influent of a Danish wastewater treatment plant

Plasmid

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-139

  Bahl, Martin Iain ^a   Burmølle, Mette ^a   Meisner, Annelein ^a   Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg ^a   Sørensen, Søren J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

IncP 1; PCR; Phylogeny; Plasmid; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TRFA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DENMARK; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA; DENMARK; DNA, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EPSILONPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 67650710749     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: 10959890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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