Development and characterization of a green fluorescent protein-based bacterial biosensor for bioavailable toluene and related compounds

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1962-1971

  Stiner, Lawrence ^a   Halverson, Larry J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; DERIVATIVES; FLUORESCENCE; PROTEINS; SOLUTIONS; TOLUENE; TOXIC MATERIALS;

FLOW CYTOMETRY;

BIOSENSORS;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; TOLUENE;

BACTERIUM;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOSENSOR; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; DERIVATIZATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SOIL POLLUTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GASOLINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; OXYGENASES; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII;

EID: 0036210998     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.4.1962-1971.2002     Document Type: Article

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