Cell-density-dependent sensitivity of a mer-lux bioassay

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3291-3293

  Rasmussen, Lasse D ^a   Turner, Ralph R ^b,c   Barkay, Tamar ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Frontier Geosciences Inc   (United States)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; CELL DENSITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0030790211     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.8.3291-3293.1997     Document Type: Article

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