Expression of mouse metallothionein in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus PCC7942

Journal of Industrial Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-46

  Erbe, J L ^a   Taylor, K B ^a   Hall, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Cyanobacteria; Metallothionein; Metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0029759663     PISSN: 01694146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01570147     Document Type: Article

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