Cyanobacteria carrying an smt-lux transcriptional fusion as biosensors for the detection of heavy metal cations

Journal of Industrial Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 80-83

  Erbe, J L ^a   Adams, A C ^a   Taylor, K B ^a   Hall, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Cyanobacteria; Heavy metal; Lux

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE FUSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; VIBRIO;

CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0029961501     PISSN: 01694146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01570047     Document Type: Article

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