title: Occurrence and persistence of indigenous transconjugants carrying conjugative plasmids in soil.
abstract: The transfer of the self-transmissible plasmids, RP4 and pJP4, from introduced bacteria to indigenous bacteria was examined in soil and slurry microcosms. The introduced plasmids persisted in indigenous transconjugants despite the low survival of introduced donors. The potential of the transconjugants for growth and conjugation affects the persistence of introduced plasmids in soil.
authors: Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. inoue@wb.see.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors: Daisuke
authors: D
authors: Inoue
authors: Satoshi
authors: S
authors: Soda
authors: Hirofumi
authors: H
authors: Tsutsui
authors: Yuji
authors: Y
authors: Yamazaki
authors: Katsushi
authors: K
authors: Murashige
authors: Kazunari
authors: K
authors: Sei
authors: Masanori
authors: M
authors: Fujita
authors: Michihiko
authors: M
authors: Ike
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D017753:Ecosystem; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008829:Microbiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D012987:Soil; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants