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SURVIVAL AND EFFECTS OF WILD-TYPE, MUTANT, AND RECOMBINANT STREPTOMYCES IN A SOIL ECOSYSTEM
Citation:
Wang, Z., D. Crawford, A. Pometto, III, AND F. Rafii. SURVIVAL AND EFFECTS OF WILD-TYPE, MUTANT, AND RECOMBINANT STREPTOMYCES IN A SOIL ECOSYSTEM. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-89/541.
Description:
In a laboratory simulation, selected wild-type, mutant, and recombinant Streptomyces were released into a silt loam soil. trains included genetically enhanced lignin decomposers and those expressing recombinant plasmids. heir survival and effects on soil organic carbon mineralization were monitored in sterile and non-sterile soil, with and without lignocellulose supplementation. urvival was followed by viable plate counts on selective media. his is the first report of released, genetically altered Streptomyces having a measurable effect on a natural ecosystem.