Recombinant plasmid mobilization between E. coli strains in seven sterile microcosms

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 534-540

  Lebaron, P ^a   Bauda, P ^b   Lett, M C ^c   Duval Iflah, Y ^d   Simonet, P ^e   Jacq, E ^f   Frank, N ^b   Roux, B ^c   Baleux, B ^g   Faurie, G ^e   Hubert, J C ^c   Normand, P ^e   Prieur, D ^f   Schmitt, S ^h   Block, J C ⁱ  

^a LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

^b Centre des Sciences de l'Environnement   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e University of Lyon   (France)

^f ZI du Vernis   (France)

^g CNRS   (France)

^h Chimie and Ecologie   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Microcosm; Mobilization; Plasmid transfer; Recombinant DNA

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FRESH WATER; RECOMBINANT DNA; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONJUGATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INTESTINE; MOBILIZATION; MOUSE; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; SOIL; WASTE WATER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 8544273293     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-076     Document Type: Article

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