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Gene Transfers and Environment

Proceedings of the Third European Meeting on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO-3), 20–22 November 1991, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France

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  • © 1992

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  1. Michel J. Gauthier

    1. INSERM Unité 303, Nice, France

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Table of contents (22 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Technical Approaches of Gene Transfer in Natural Environments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Direct Detection of Particular DNA Sequences in Soil

      • S. Selenska, S. Schentzinger, W. Klingmüller
      Pages 3-7

    3. Autotrophic Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria in Stratified Eutrophic Lakes: Development of Ribosomal RNA-Directed Oligonucleotide Probes

      • W. D. Hiorns, I. M. Head, J. R. Saunders, A. J. McCarthy, G. H. Hall, R. W. Pickup et al.
      Pages 9-14

    4. The Detection of Marked Populations of Recombinant Pseudomonads Released into Lake Water

      • C. Winstanley, J. A. W. Morgan, J. R. Saunders, R. W. Pickup
      Pages 15-20

    5. Screening of Erythromycin Resistant Bacillus spp. from Aerobiological Samplings for Recombinant DNA

      • K. Smalla
      Pages 21-25

    6. Stress and Survival in Alcaligenes eutrophus CH34: Effects of Temperature and Genetic Rearrangements

      • D. Van der Lelie, A. Sadouk, A. Ferhat, S. Taghavi, A. Toussaint, M. Mergeay
      Pages 27-32

  3. Aquatic Environments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. Effect of Host Cell Physiology on Plasmid Transfer in River Epilithon

      • M. J. Day, J. C. Fry, J. Diaper
      Pages 35-50

    3. Virus-Mediated Gene Transfer in Freshwater Environments

      • R. V. Miller, S. Ripp, J. Replicon, O. A. Ogunseitan, T. A. Kokjohn
      Pages 51-62

    4. Intergeneric Natural Plasmid Transformation between Escherichia coli and a Marine Vibrio Species

      • J. H. Paul
      Pages 63-67

    5. Natural Transformation on Agar and in River Epilithon

      • H. G. Williams, M. J. Day, J. C. Fry
      Pages 69-76

  4. Soil and Terrestial Environments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Conjugal Gene Transfer in the Soil Environment; New Approaches and Developments

      • E. Smit, J. D. Van Elsas
      Pages 79-94

    3. Gene Transfer via Transformation in Soil/Sediment Environments

      • M. G. Lorenz
      Pages 95-101

    4. DNA Binding to Various Clay Minerals and Retarded Enzymatic Degradation of DNA in a Sand/Clay Microcosm

      • M. G. Lorenz, W. Wackernagel
      Pages 103-113

    5. Characterization of Natural Transformation of the Soil Bacteria Pseudomonas stutzeri and Acinetobacter calcoaceticus by Chromosomal and Plasmid DNA

      • S. Bruns, K. Reipschläger, M. G. Lorenz, W. Wackernagel
      Pages 115-126

    6. The Importance of Retromobilization to Gene Dissemination and the Effect of Heavy Metal Pollution on Retromobilization in Soil

      • W. Top, P. Vanrolleghem, H. De Rore, D. Van der Lelie, M. Mergeay, W. Verstraete
      Pages 127-134

    7. Interactions between Actinophage and their Streptomycete Hosts in Soil and the Fate of Phage Borne Genes

      • P. Marsh, E. M. H. Wellington
      Pages 135-142

    8. Assessment of the Potential for Gene Transfer in the Phytosphere of Sugar Beet

      • M. J. Bailey, N. Kobayashi, A. K. Lilley, B. J. Powell, I. P. Thompson
      Pages 143-148
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About this book

Provided here is an up-to-date survey of gene transfers in the main natural habitats, with a special reference to genetically engineered microorganisms.In the first of five sections technical approaches of gene transfer in the natural environment are developed. These emphasize the use of modernmethodologies for the detection of recombinant bacteria in natural waters and soil, using DNA or rRNA probes and PCR technology. The three following sections deal with various aspects of gene transfer in aquatic environments, terrestrial habitats and human and animal gut. These include transfer of plasmidic or chromosomal markers through either conjugation, mobilization, transformation or transduction processes. Also covered are factors influencing survival of cells harbouring the transferred genes in these environments. The last section is devoted to an examination of scientific and ethical problems related to the release of genetically engineered microorganisms.

Editors and Affiliations

  • INSERM Unité 303, Nice, France

    Michel J. Gauthier

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gene Transfers and Environment

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Third European Meeting on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO-3), 20–22 November 1991, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France

  • Editors: Michel J. Gauthier

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77450-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-77452-2Published: 21 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-77450-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 205

  • Topics: Ecology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Cell Biology

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