Gene transfer potential of outer membrane vesicles of Acinetobacter baylyi and effects of stress on vesiculation

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3469-3483

  Fulsundar, Shweta ^a,b   Harms, Klaus ^b   Flaten, Gøril E ^b   Johnsen, Pål J ^b   Chopade, Balu Ananda ^a   Nielsen, Kaare M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c Research Park   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ANTI-FLUORESCEIN; BACTERIAL CULTURES; BACTERIAL SPECIES; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMIC DIAMETER; MORPHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS; OUTER MEMBRANE VESICLES; TRANSFER EFFICIENCY;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ACINETOBACTER; ANALYSIS; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; PLASMID; SECRETORY VESICLE;

ACINETOBACTER; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; PLASMIDS; SECRETORY VESICLES; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84899810398     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.04248-13     Document Type: Article

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