A bioluminescence assay for screening thermoregulated genes in a psychrotrophic bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 183-189

  Regeard, C ^a   Merieau A ^a   Guespin Michel, J F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; PHOSPHORESCENCE; TRANSCRIPTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FUSED GENES; LUCIFERASE GENES; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSYCHROTROPHIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REPORTER GENE; THERMOREGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0034014313     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00952.x     Document Type: Article

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