Controlling bacterial physiology for optimal expression of gene reporter constructs

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-56

  Marqués, Silvia ^a   Aranda Olmedo, Isabel ^a   Ramos, Juan L ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOSENSORS; CARBON; CELLS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL BIOSENSORS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; CARBON SOURCES; GENE REPORTERS;

GENES;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; HYDROCARBON; PROTEIN CRC; PROTEIN CYOB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOSENSOR; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GFX GENE; LUX GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; HYDROCARBONS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 31944442400     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2005.12.001     Document Type: Review

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