Bacterial and fungal communities in the rhizosphere of field-grown genetically modified pine trees (Pinus radiata D.)

Environmental Biosafety Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-40

  Lottmann, Jana ^a   O'Callaghan, Maureen ^a   Baird, David ^b   Walter, Christian ^c  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b VSN (NZ) Limited   (New Zealand)

^c SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ARDRA; Bacterial and fungal communities; Biosafety; DGGE; Diversity; Ectomycorrhizal fungi; Genetic engineering (GE); Transgenic trees

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL RNA; RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; PINE; PLANT ROOT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGI; PINUS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 78650069542     PISSN: 16357922     EISSN: 16357930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/ebr/2010007     Document Type: Article

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