Rafii F, Crawford D L, Bleakley B H, Wang Z
Department of Bacteriology and Biochemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow 83843.
Microbiol Sci. 1988 Dec;5(12):358-62.
Streptomyces spp. are soil microorganisms that are important in decomposition of organic matter in soil. Genetic exchange among Streptomyces species is known to occur readily both on agar and in soil in the laboratory and evidence indicates that transfer of genes from released recombinant Streptomyces to native soil streptomycetes also occurs. Minimal data are available on the environmental effects of such gene transfer.
