Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual Section 6精品分析.doc

Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual Kluwer Academic Publishers2004 10.1007/1-4020-2177-1_6 Section 6 - Tracking of specific microbes in the environment Lac as a marker gene to track microbes in the environment Frans?De?Leij1 and Nigel?Bainton2 (1)? School of Bio-medical and Life Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey (2)? School of Bio-medical and Life Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey Introduction The environmental use of microorganisms as a means to combat pests and diseases, to remediate contaminated land and act as bio-fertilisers and plant growth promoters has b