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[Plasmids of Salt-tolerant Rhizosphere Microorganisms]

S S Murodova, K D Davranov

    Mikrobiolohichnyi Zhurnal (Kiev, Ukraine : 1993)
    |August 25, 2018
    PubMed
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    Researchers identified five plasmid DNAs in the "Zamin-M" microbial consortium. These plasmids in Bacillus megaterium, Pseudomonas stutzeri, and Bacillus subtilis may confer resistance to environmental stressors like high salt concentrations.

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