A miniature bioreactor for sensing toxicity using recombinant bioluminescent Escherichia coli cells

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 393-397

  Gu, Man Bock ^a,c   Dhurjati, Prasad S ^a   Van Dyk, Tina K ^b   LaRossa, Robert A ^b  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; LUMINESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; ETHANOL; LUMINESCENCE; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CONTINUOUS CULTURES; DILUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIATURE BIOREACTOR; RECOMBINANT BIOLUMINESCENT CELLS; SPECIFIC BIOLUMINESCENCE; STEADY STATE CELL CONCENTRATIONS; WASTE STREAMS;

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 0030131707     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp9600142     Document Type: Article

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