Development of microbial engineered whole-cell systems for environmental benzene determination

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 542-549

  Di Gennaro, P ^a   Bruzzese, N ^b   Anderlini, D ^a   Aiossa, M ^b   Papacchini, M ^c   Campanella, L ^b   Bestetti, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ISPESL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene pollution; E. coli; Engineered bacteria; In situ monitoring; Whole cell bioassay

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BENZENE DIHYDRODIOL DEHYDROGENASE; BENZENE DIOXYGENASE; CATECHOL; DIOXYGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BENZENE; BIOASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOASSAY; BIOSENSOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MICROBIAL ENGINEERED WHOLE CELL SYSTEM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; ONLINE MONITORING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLASMID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DIOXYGENASES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 79952005868     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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