Development of a specific and sensitive bacteria sensor for detection of mercury at picomolar levels in environment

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 379-383

  Omura, Tomoko ^a   Kiyono, Masako ^a   Pan Hou, Hidemitsu ^a  

^a SETSUNAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; luxAB; Mercury; Mercury biosensor; merR; merT

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; MERCURY SULFIDE; METHYLMERCURY; ZINC;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOSENSOR; CELL DENSITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GENE FUSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PSEUDOMONAS; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 24744458816     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.50.379     Document Type: Article

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