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CALIBRATION OF GREENHOUSE AND FIELD FOR SURVIVAL OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS
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Donegan, K., J. Armstrong, C. Matyac, AND R. Seidler. CALIBRATION OF GREENHOUSE AND FIELD FOR SURVIVAL OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/3-90/085 (NTIS PB91109975), 1990.
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Because of current concerns regarding the release of genetically engineered microorganisms (GEMs) into the environment, the fate, survival, and effects of many GEMs will need to be evaluated in small-scale releases performed in controlled, contained environments. n this study, the use of greenhouses for predicting the results of field releases, and the influence of bacterial genus, plant genus and environmental conditions on bacterial survival in the greenhouse and the field were investigated. he greenhouse experiment accounted for the maximum bacterial population levels observed in the field experiments in all but one treatment. ur results suggest that greenhouse experiments will be more successful in predicting trends in bacterial populations for field releases than actual population levels and that the predictive success of greenhouse experiments will vary with plant genus, bacterial genus, and environmental conditions.
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CALIBRATION OF GREENHOUSE AND FIELD FOR SURVIVAL OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS