Microbial diversity in soil: effect of releasing genetically engineered micro-organisms |
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| Authors: | K LEUNG L S ENGLAND M B CASSIDY J T TREVORS S WEIR |
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| Institution: | Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1 |
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| Abstract: | This review examines the potential for change in microbial diversity, with the emphasis on bacteria, in soil resulting from the introduction of genetically engineered microorganisms (GEMs). With the advent of GEMs came the impetus for new technologies to recover these micro-organisms from soil and to assess their effects on microbial diversity. This review also presents general aspects of and genetic approaches to accessing bacterial diversity in the environment. |
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| Keywords: | bacteria diversity genetically engineered micro-organisms soil |
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