title: Nucleic acids in the environment.
abstract: The past year has witnessed several excellent advances in basic and applied research on nucleic acids in the environment. Improved methods for extracting nucleic acids from environmental samples have been published, as well as information on the use of reporter genes in bacteria, natural genetic transformation in soil and DNA adsorption to soil. These advances will have a significant impact on both future research and the way in which we view nucleic acids in the environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. jtrevors@uoguelph.ca
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Trevors
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001709:Biotechnology; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D009696:Nucleic Acids; D004247:DNA