Persistence of Free Plasmid DNA in Soil Monitored by Various Methods, Including a Transformation Assay
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Persistence of free plasmid DNA in soil monitored by various methods, including a transformation assay.
The persistence and stability of free plasmid pUC8-ISP DNA introduced into 10-g samples of various soils and kept at 23 degrees C were monitored over a period of 60 days. The soils were sampled at a plant science farm and included a loamy sand soil (no. 1), a clay soil (no. 2), and a silty clay soil (no. 3). Four different methods allowed monitoring of (i) the production of acid-soluble radioac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.58.9.3012-3019.1992