The use of a genetically engineered Pseudomonas species (Shk1) as a bioluminescent reporter for heavy metal toxicity screening in wastewater treatment plant influent

Water Environment Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-29

  Ren, Shijin ^c   Frymier, Paul D ^a,b  

^a Center for Environmental Biotechnology at the University   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bioluminescence; Heavy metals; Shk1; Toxicity; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLUMINESCENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MONITORING; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOLUTIONS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED-SLUDGE RESPIROMETRY; BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; HEAVY METAL IONS; PSEUDOMONAS SPECIES;

HEAVY METALS;

HEAVY METAL; SULFANILAMIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEAVY METAL POISONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; RESPIROMETRY; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETICS; LUMINESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PSEUDOMONAS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 0038044523     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143003X140791     Document Type: Article

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