Miniaturized bacterial biosensor system for arsenic detection holds great promise for making integrated measurement device

Bioengineered Bugs

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 296-298

  Buffi, Nina ^a   Merulla, Davide ^a   Beutier, Julien ^a   Barbaud, Fanny ^a   Beggah, Siham ^a   van Linte, Harald ^a   Renaud, Philippe ^a   van der Meer, Jan Roelof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arsenic; ArsR; Escherichia coli; GFP; Green fluorescent protein

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ARSENIC; ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; DRINKING WATER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL BIOREPORTER; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOSENSOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROFLUIDICS; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROFLUIDICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 80054896055     PISSN: 19491018     EISSN: 19491026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/bbug.2.5.17236     Document Type: Article

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