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Different selective effects on rhizosphere bacteria exerted by genetically modified versus conventional potato lines.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Dias Armando Cavalcante Franco, Dini-Andreote Francisco, Hannula Silja Emilia, Andreote Fernando Dini, Pereira E Silva Michele de Cássia, Salles Joana Falcão, de Boer Wietse, van Veen Johannes, van Elsas Jan Dirk
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In this study, we assessed the actively metabolizing bacteria in the rhizosphere of potato using two potato cultivars, i.e. the genetically-modified (GM) cultivar Modena (having tubers with altered starch content) and the near-isogenic non-GM cultivar Karnico. To achieve our aims, we...
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