Enterococcus faecalis gene transfer under natural conditions in municipal sewage water treatment plants.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on February 01, 1998

Authors

H Marcinek1, R Wirth, A Muscholl-Silberhorn, M Gauer

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1: Microbiology-NWFIII, University of Regensburg, Germany.

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