Characterization of mercury bioremediation by transgenic bacteria expressing metallothionein and polyphosphate kinase

BMC Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ruiz, Oscar N ^a   Alvarez, Derry ^a   Gonzalez Ruiz, Gloriene ^a   Torres, Cesar ^a  

^a INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL SYSTEMS; BACTERIAL TRANSFORMATION; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL AGGREGATION; COLD VAPOR ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; COLOR CHANGES; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; HIGH RESISTANCE; LIQUID MATRIX; MERCURY RESISTANCE; METALLOTHIONEINS; POLYPHOSPHATES; RECOMBINANT BACTERIA; TRANSCRIPT LEVEL; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC CELLS; TRANSGENIC SYSTEM; TRANSGENICS;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLS; ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; POLLUTION;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; POLYPHOSPHATE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN 1, MOUSE; METALLOTHIONEIN-1, MOUSE; POLYPHOSPHATE KINASE, E COLI;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL AGGREGATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSGENICS; VOLATILIZATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHENOTYPE; TRANSGENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENETIC VECTORS; MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); TRANSGENES;

EID: 80051600130     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-11-82     Document Type: Article

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