Development and testing of a bacterial biosensor for toluene-based environmental contaminants

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1006-1012

  Willardson, Barry M ^a   Wilkins, Jon F ^b,d   Rand, Timothy A ^a   Schupp, James M ^c   Hill, Karen K ^b   Keim, Paul ^c   Jackson, Paul J ^b  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIA; BENZENE; CONTAMINATION; ENZYMES; GENES; LUMINESCENCE; SOILS; TOLUENE; WATER; XYLENE;

BACTERIAL BIOSENSOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; LUC GENE; METHYLBENZYLALCOHOL; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

BIOSENSORS;

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE;

ACCURACY; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LUMINESCENCE; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0032030612     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.3.1006-1012.1998     Document Type: Article

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