Construction of a Bioluminescent Reporter Using the luc Gene meta-Cleavage Dioxygenase Promoter for Detection of Catecholic Compounds

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 183-186

  Park, Sang Ho ^a   Lee, Dong Hun ^a   Oh, Kye Heon ^b   Kim, Chi Kyung ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2,3 dihydroxybiphenyl; 4 chlorocatechol; Bioluminescent reporter luc gene; Catechol; pcbC promoter

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346439683     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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