Development and application of the lax gene for environmental bioremediation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2835, Issue , 1996, Pages 42-51

  Burlage, R S ^a   Yang, Z ^a   Palmer, R J ^b   Sayler, G S ^b   Khang, Y ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Bioremediation; Biotechnology; Environment; Fluorescence; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; GENES; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL STRAINS; COST SAVING; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTES;

BIOHAZARDS;

EID: 0041771081     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.259755     Document Type: Conference Paper

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