Risk Assessment for Deliberate Releases: The Possible Impact of Genetically Engineered Microorganisms on the Environment

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
A Microbial Ecologist Looks Once Again at Risk Analysis....Pages 1-9
Rhizobium Leguminosarum as a Model for Investigating Gene Transfer in Soil....Pages 10-17
Genetic Interaction of Rhizobium Leguminosarum Biovar Viceae with Gram-Negative Bacteria....Pages 18-28
Introduction of Rhizobium into Soils....Pages 29-35
Strategy for Monitoring Pea-Nodulating Rhizobia without in Vitro Gene Manipulation....Pages 36-45
Preliminary Trials of Field Release of Azospirillum Brasilense as Inoculant in Northern Italy....Pages 46-49
The Development and Exploitation of ‘Marker Genes’ Suitable for Risk Evaluation Studies on the Release of Genetically Engineered Microorganisms in Soil....Pages 50-64
Safety of Baculoviruses used as Biological Insecticides....Pages 65-71
An Overview of Insect Baculovirus Ecology as a Background to Field Release of a Genetically Manipulated Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus....Pages 72-80
Some Ecological Aspects of the Release of Nonresident Microorganisms in Soil and Groundwater Environments....Pages 81-88
Plasmid Transfer in Soil and Rhizosphere....Pages 89-99
Bacteria with New Pathways for the Degradation of Pollutants and their Fate in Model Ecosystems....Pages 100-109
Impact of Mineral Surfaces on Gene Transfer by Transformation in Natural Bacterial Environments....Pages 110-119
The use of IS-Elements for the Characterization of Gram-Negative Bacteria....Pages 120-126
Biological Containment of Bacteria and Plasmids to be Released in the Environment....Pages 127-136
Detection of Containment Breach in Bioprocess Plant using Aeorobiological Monitors....Pages 137-147
Studies on the Fate and Genetic Stability of Recombinant Microorganisms in Model Ecosystems....Pages 148-157
Genetic Variation and Horizontal Gene Transfer: Prospects of Research of a Group Installed at the “Biologische Bundesanstalt”....Pages 158-166
UK Experience in Regulating the Release of Genetically Manipulated Microorganisms....Pages 167-175
Legal Aspects of Risks in Releasing Genetically Engineered Micro-Organisms, with Special Emphasis on the Protection of Industrial Property....Pages 176-183
The Approach of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Regulating Certain Biotechnology Products....Pages 184-190
Back Matter....Pages 191-193