Physiological considerations of environmental applications of lux reporter fusions

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-57

  Heitzer, Armin ^a   Applegate, Bruce ^a   Kehrmeyer, Staci ^a   Pinkart, Holly ^a   Webb, Oren F ^a,b   Phelps, Tommy J ^b   White, David C ^a,b   Sayler, Gary S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Naphthalene; Pseudomonas fluorescens

Indexed keywords

NAPHTHALENE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GENE FUSION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SOIL;

PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0032104049     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00043-8     Document Type: Article

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