Cloning of mercury resistance determinants in Escherichia coli and analysis of mercury reduction activity in vivo and in vitro

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 265-274

  Chang, Jo Shu ^a   Chao, Yun Peng ^a   Fong, Yin Ming ^a   Hwang, Yuh Ping ^a   Lin, Ping Jei ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OPERON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRANSPOSON;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CELL MEMBRANES; ENZYME KINETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MERCURY (METAL); REDUCTION;

MERCURY RESISTANCE DETERMINANTS;

CLONING;

MERCURY;

EID: 0032129063     PISSN: 03681653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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