Characterization of the activity of heavy metal-responsive promoters in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 11-22

  Peca, Loredana ^a   Kos P B ^a   Vass, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Biosensors; Cyanobacteria; Gene induction; Heavy metal stress; Synechocystis PCC 6803

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DNA PRIMERS; GENES, BACTERIAL; METALS, HEAVY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 38749092947     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: 1588256X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.58.2007.Suppl.2     Document Type: Article

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