Enhanced high copy number plasmid maintenance and heterologous protein production in an Escherichia coli biofilm

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 439-446

  O'Connell, Heather A ^a   Niu, Chen ^a   Gilbert, Eric S ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Industrial microbiology; Plasmid stability; Recombinant protein

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMOSTATS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; PROTEINS;

PLASMID STABILITY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

DNA;

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CELL GROWTH; CELL POPULATION; CHEMOSTAT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID;

BIOFILMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DOSAGE; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34249805076     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21240     Document Type: Article

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