Bacterial species specificity in proU osmoinducibility and nptII and lacZ expression

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 201-208

  Wright, Catherine A ^a   Beattie, Gwyn A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constitutively expressed promotor; Osmolarity; Reporter gene; Water potential; Whole cell biosensor

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN NPTLL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENVIRONMENT; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; NONHUMAN; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; REPORTER GENE; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LAC OPERON; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLAVIBACTER MICHIGANENSIS; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 25444511058     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086701     Document Type: Article

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