A green fluorescent protein-based whole-cell bioreporter for the detection of phenylacetic acid

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1727-1732

  Kim, Juhyun ^a   Jeon, Che Ok ^b   Park, Woojun ^a,b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biosensor; Catabolic repression; GFP; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; GLUCOSE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIGASE; PHENYLACETIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REPORTER GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COENZYME A LIGASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHENYLACETATES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 36048983125     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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