The expression of the Photinus pyralis luciferase gene in Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I allows the development of a live amplifiable tool for immunodetection

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2356-2359

  Steidler, Lothar ^a   Yu, Wei ^a   Fiers, Walter ^a   Remaut, Erik ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUCIFERASE;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COVALENT BOND; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTINUS PYRALIS; PYRALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029959339     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.7.2356-2359.1996     Document Type: Article

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