A novel fluorescent protein-based biosensor for gram-negative bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 6343-6352

  Goh, Yan Y ^a,b   Ho, Bow ^a   Ding, Jeak L ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; IONIC STRENGTH; PH EFFECTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS;

COMPUTATIONAL DESIGNS;

BIOSENSORS;

ENDOTOXIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOSENSOR; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPID A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0242585457     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.12.6343-6352.2002     Document Type: Article

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