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Open AccessAntimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coliisolates from broiler chickens and humans
Antimicrobial usage is considered the most important factor promoting the emergence, selection and dissemination of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms in both veterinary and human medicine. The aim of this...
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A note on auxotrophic mutants of cowpea rhizobia
We have examined a variety of common mutagens in producing auxotrophic mutants in cowpea rhizobia strains JRC23 and IRC256. While NTG (N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine), EMS (ethylmethane sulfonate), NA (n...
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Transfer of plasmids RP4 and R68.45 and chromosomal mobilization in cowpea rhizobia
R-plasmids RP4 and its derivatives R68.45 were transferred from Escherichia coli to two cowpea rhizobia strains. The frequency of RP4 transfer in cowpea rhizobia strains JRC23-SM20 and IRC256-HA409 was 1,000-fold...