Horizontal transfer of non-conjugative plasmid in colony biofilm of Escherichia coli on food-based media

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1865-1869

  Ando, Tsuyako ^a   Itakura, Saki ^a   Uchii, Kaori ^a   Sobue, Rina ^a   Maeda, Sumio ^a  

^a NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Food; Lateral gene transfer; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AGAR MEDIA; BACTERIAL CELLS; BIOFILM FORMATION; FOOD; HORIZONTAL TRANSFER; HUMAN ENVIRONMENT; LIQUID CULTURE; NONVIRAL;

ALGAE; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; CALCINATION; CELL CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TRANSFER; NUTRIENTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

BIOFILTERS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 71349085015     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0070-y     Document Type: Article

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