Do transgenic plants affect rhizobacteria populations?

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 463-475

  Filion, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DECOMPOSITION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANT GENETICS; RHIZOBIACEAE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOT EXUDATE; SHORT SURVEY; SOIL MICROFLORA; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 77953605699     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2008.00047.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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