Monitoring of horizontal gene transfer from agricultural microorganisms to soil bacteria and analysis of microbial community in soils

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 563-566

  Kim, Sung Eun ^a   Moon, Jae Sun ^a   Choi, Won Sik ^a   Lee, Sang Han ^b   Kim, Sung Uk ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agricultural microorganism; Horizontal gene transfer; Microbial community; Soil bacteria; T RFLP

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MICROORGANISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTATO; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84860159446     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1110.10066     Document Type: Article

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