TY - JOUR AU - Wilcks, Andrea AU - Jacobsen, Bodil BL PY - 2010 DA - 2010/03/01 TI - Lack of detectable DNA uptake by transformation of selected recipients in mono-associated rats JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 49 VL - 3 IS - 1 AB - An important concern revealed in the public discussion of the use of genetically modified (GM) plants for human consumption, is the potential transfer of DNA from these plants to bacteria present in the gastrointestinal tract. Especially, there is a concern that antibiotic resistance genes used for the construction of GM plants end up in pathogenic bacteria, eventually leading to untreatable disease. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-3-49 DO - 10.1186/1756-0500-3-49 ID - Wilcks2010 ER -