Whole-cell bioreporters for the detection of bioavailable metals

Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2010, Pages 31-64

  Hynninen, Anu ^a   Virta, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; luc; Luciferase; lux; Metal resistance; Microbial; Microbial ecology; Reporter gene

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; HOMEOSTASIS; METALS;

EID: 77955533454     PISSN: 07246145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/10_2009_9     Document Type: Article

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