Application of microbial bioreporters in environmental microbiology and bioremediation

Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2010, Pages 189-210

  Diplock, E E ^a,b   Alhadrami, H A ^a   Paton, G I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Remedios Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Bioreporter; Diagnostics; Environmental analysis; Hydrocarbons; Reporter gene

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 77955533950     PISSN: 07246145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/10_2009_3     Document Type: Article

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