Search Results for: Antibiotic Resistant Marker

Abstract: Antibiotic resistance rates have increased in both clinical and environmental bacteria over the past several decades. While the causes underlying these trends have been investigated in a clinical setting, little work has been done to estimate the contribution of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) derived from non-traditional sources like transgenic (GM) crops. The cultivation and …

Abstract: Antibiotic resistance genes may be considered as environmental pollutants if anthropogenic emission and manipulations increase their prevalence above usually occurring background levels. The prevalence of aph(3′)-IIa/nptII and aph(3′)-IIIa/nptIII – frequent marker genes in plant biotechnology conferring resistance to certain aminoglycosides – was determined in Austrian soils from 100 maize and potato fields not yet …

Abstract: The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for a moratorium on the commercial planting of genetically modified (GM) crops until scientists agree on their long-term environmental effects. “Once the GM genie is out of the bottle, the impact on the environment is likely to be irreversible,” says Sir William Asscher, chairman of BMA’s Board …

Abstract: The Biotechnology and Food Safety Report issued jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO), is the result of an Expert Consultation held in Rome, in October 1996. The Consultation was the latest, possibly the most significant, attempt to reach international agreement on the safety of genetically engineered (GE) …

Text: Introduction. With the advent of introducing genetic engineering in agricultural sciences and food production, food safety has become a major issue.[1] The genetic content of the organisms is altered using these techniques that result into genetically engineered organism (plants/animals) also known as genetically modified organisms. Human beings mainly depend upon plants for their food …

Abstract: Aim. To estimate the likelihood of transfer of kanamycin‐resistance gene (nptII) from commercially available genetically modified (GM) plants. Methods and Results. Acinetobacter sp. BD413 carrying a plasmid containing an inactivated nptII gene was treated with DNA derived from GM potato and GM papaya. Kanamycin‐resistant transformants were obtained at a frequency of 10–30 μg−1 DNA. Calculation …

Abstract: In recent years, corn crop is produced extensively as first and second product in Kahramanmaraş the pests formed European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner) and the stem corn borer (Sesamia nonagrioides Lef.), causes the loss of product per year, average 10-20 % rate. In particularly, this crop loss is observed from the fields which …