The stability and degradation of dietary DNA in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals: Implications for horizontal gene transfer and the biosafety of GMOs

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 142-161

  Rizzi, Aurora ^a   Raddadi, Noura ^a   Sorlini, Claudia ^a   Nordgård, Lise ^b,c   Nielsen, Kaare Magne ^b,c   Daffonchio, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c Research Park   (Norway)

Author keywords

ARM genes; Biosafety; Lateral or horizontal gene transfer; Natural transformation; Recombinant DNA plants; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELLS; ANIMAL FEEDING; BACTERIAL SPECIES; BIOSAFETY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; IN-VIVO; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; MECHANISTIC ASPECTS; NATURAL TRANSFORMATIONS; RECOMBINANT DNA;

BACTERIA; FOOD PROCESSING; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; MAMMALS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DNA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA;

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BACTERIUM; DIGESTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DIGESTION; DNA; DNA, BACTERIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HUMANS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84857432708     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2010.499480     Document Type: Article

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