GFP expressing bacterial biosensor to measure lead contamination in aquatic environment

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 800-805

  Chakraborty, Tapas ^a   Babu, P Gireesh ^a   Alam, Absar ^a   Chaudhari, Aparna ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES EDUCATION   (India)

Author keywords

Aquatic environment; Bacterial biosensor; Green fluorescence protein; Lead contamination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 42149154825     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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