Adsorption of extracellular chromosomal DNA and its effects on natural transformation of azotobacter Vinelandii

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 4179-4184

  Lu, Nanxi ^a   Zilles, Julie L ^a   Nguyen, Thanh H ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATED SURFACE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTRACELLULAR; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NATURAL TRANSFORMATIONS; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE WITH DISSIPATION; SILICA SURFACE; SOIL BACTERIUM; SOIL SURFACES; TRANSFORMATION FREQUENCY;

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DISSOLUTION; DNA; GROUNDWATER; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES; SILICA; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOILS;

GENES;

BACTERIAL DNA; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIUM; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROUNDWATER; NITROGEN FIXATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SILICA; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TRANSFORMATION; WATER QUALITY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS;

ADSORPTION; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; SILICON DIOXIDE; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954269079     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00193-10     Document Type: Article

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