Construction and characterization of novel dual stress-responsive bacterial biosensors

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 977-985

  Mitchell, Robert J ^a   Gu, Man Bock ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacterial biosensor; Bioluminescence; Genotoxin; Green fluorescent protein; Oxidative damage; Stress

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; GENES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION; PROTEINS; TOXICITY;

HYDROXYL RADICALS; STRESS-RESPONSIVENESS;

BIOSENSORS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MITOMYCIN C;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOSENSOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSION GENE; GENE FUSION; GENOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; XENORHABDUS;

EID: 1342285620     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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