Consolidated presentation of the joint Scientific Opinion of the GMO and BIOHAZ Panels on the “Use of Antibiotic Resistance Genes as Marker Genes in Genetically Modified Plants” and the Scientific Opinion of the GMO Panel on “Consequences of the Opinion on the Use of Antibiotic Resistance Genes as Marker Genes in Genetically Modified Plants on Previous EFSA Assessments of Individual GM Plants”

EFSA Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

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Author keywords

aadA; antibiotic resistance marker genes; antibiotics; Directive 2001 18 EC; environment; food safety; GM plants; GMOs; horizontal gene transfer; human health; nptII; Regulation 1829 2003; safety

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EID: 85062098509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1108     Document Type: Article

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