The fate of recombinant plasmids during composting of organic wastes

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 279-284

  Guan, Jiewen ^a   Chan, Maria ^a   Spencer, J Lloyd ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composting; Organic wastes; Recombinant plasmids; Transgenes

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; CHICKEN MANURE; DETECTION LIMITS; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA SEGMENTS; E. COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI); GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; KANAMYCINS; ORGANIC WASTES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; SAFE DISPOSALS; TRANS-GENES; TRANSGENE;

BACTERIOLOGY; BINS; COMPOSTING; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; MANURES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

WASTE TREATMENT;

RECOMBINANT DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; DNA; INOCULATION; MANURE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; RECOMBINATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; MANURE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMID; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TRANSGENE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DNA, RECOMBINANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MANURE; PLASMIDS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TRANSGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77951082507     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601231003704556     Document Type: Article

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