Design and characterization of an aequorin-based bacterial biosensor for detection of toluene and related compounds

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1071-1075

  Zeinoddini, Mehdi ^a   Khajeh, Khosro ^a   Behzadian, Farida ^a   Hosseinkhani, Saman ^a   Saeedinia, Ali Reza ^a   Barjesteh, Hesam ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEQUORIN; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; WATER POLLUTANT;

AEQUORIN; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LUMINESCENCE; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 77956488290     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2010.00775.x     Document Type: Article

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