Differential transfer dynamics of pAW63 plasmid among members of the Bacillus cereus group in food microcosms

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 888-897

  Modrie, P ^a   Beuls, E ^a   Mahillon, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Food matrices; PAW63; Transfer kinetics

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; DNA; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

BACILLUS CEREUS GROUPS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONJUGATION; FOOD MATRIXES; PAW63; SKIMMED MILK; SOYA MILK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THURINGIENSIS; TRANSFER KINETICS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROCOSM; PLASMID; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD; MATING; MICROCOSM; MILK; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 76449101929     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04488.x     Document Type: Article

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