Development and testing of a green fluorescent protein-based bacterial biosensor for measuring bioavailable arsenic in contaminated groundwater samples

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1624-1631

  Liao, Vivian Hsiu Chuan ^a   Ou, Kun Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial biosensor; Bioavailable arsenic; Contaminated groundwater; Green fluorescent protein

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROUNDWATER; PROTEINS;

CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN (GFP); INDUCTION PERIOD; NONPATHOGENIC BACTERIAL BIOSENSORS;

BIOSENSORS;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GROUND WATER;

ARSENIC; BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMONITORING; GROUNDWATER; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOSENSOR; BLACKFOOT DISEASE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ARSENIC; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DNA PRIMERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; KINETICS; PLASMIDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 21444446546     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-500R.1     Document Type: Article

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