Novel reporter gene in a fluorescent-based whole cell sensing system

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 989-997

  Feliciano, Jessika ^a   Liu, Yue ^a   Daunert, Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial sensor; cobA; Fluorescence; Reporter gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOSENSORS; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE;

BACTERIAL SENSOR; COBA; REPORTER GENE;

GENES;

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; UROPORPHYRINOGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COB A GENE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; REPORTER GENE;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ARSENITES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; ION PUMPS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; OPERON; PLASMIDS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TRANSFECTION; UROPORPHYRINOGENS; UROPORPHYRINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POUTERIA SANDWICENSIS;

EID: 33646050633     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20808     Document Type: Article

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