Cyanobacterial bioreporters as sensors of nutrient availability

Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2010, Pages 165-188

  Bullerjahn, George S ^a   Boyanapalli, Ramakrishna ^b   Rozmarynowycz, Mark J ^a   McKay, R Michael L ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b N30 Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreporter; Cyanobacteria; Luciferase; Nutrients; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REPORTER GENE;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENT; GENES, REPORTER;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 77955527522     PISSN: 07246145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/10_2009_23     Document Type: Article

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