Characterization of superoxide-stress sensing recombinant Escherichia coli constructed using promoters for genes zwf and fpr fused to lux operon

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1276-1283

  Niazi, Javed H ^a,b   Kim, Byoung Chan ^c   Gu, Man Bock ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOSENSORS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TOXICITY;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; LUX OPERON; SUPEROXIDE STRESS; SUPEROXIDES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ALKYLATING AGENT; PARAQUAT; SUPEROXIDE;

BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOMONITORING; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; PLASMID; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOSENSOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONSTRUCT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; STRESS; TOXICITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BENZYL VIOLOGEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHYL METHANESULFONATE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MITOMYCIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OPERON; PARAQUAT; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SUPEROXIDES; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 34247643934     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0758-y     Document Type: Article

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