High prevalence of IncP-1 plasmids and IS1071 insertion sequences in on-farm biopurification systems and other pesticide-polluted environments

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 415-431

  Dunon, Vincent ^a   Sniegowski, Kristel ^a   Bers, Karolien ^a   Lavigne, Rob ^a   Smalla, Kornelia ^b   Springael, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biopurification system; IncP 1 plasmids; IS1071; Mobile genetic elements

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; DATA ACQUISITION; DEGRADATION; MICROCOSM; PESTICIDE; PLASMID; POLLUTION; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOPURIFICATION SYSTEM; BIOREMEDIATION; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; INCP-1 PLASMIDS; IS1071; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOBILE GENETIC ELEMENTS; PLASMID; SOIL POLLUTANT; TRANSPOSON; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOPURIFICATION SYSTEM; INCP-1 PLASMIDS; IS1071; MOBILE GENETIC ELEMENTS;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; PESTICIDES; PLASMIDS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84887606504     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12173     Document Type: Article

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