A GFP-based bacterial biosensor with chromosomally integrated sensing cassette for quantitative detection of Hg(II) in environment

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 963-968

  Priyadarshi, Himanshu ^a,b   Alam, Absar ^b   Gireesh Babu, P ^b   Das, Rekha ^b   Kishore, Pankaj ^b   Kumar, Shivendra ^b,c   Chaudhari, Aparna ^b  

^a Lembucherra   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES EDUCATION   (India)

^c RAJENDRA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

AttP attB integration; E. coli biosensor; GFP; Mercury

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL BIOSENSOR; CONCENTRATION RANGES; COPY NUMBER; DETECTION RANGE; E. COLI; GENETIC ELEMENTS; GFP; GFP EXPRESSION; HG IONS; INTEGRATED SENSING; MERCURY RESISTANCE; QUANTITATIVE DETECTION; RECOMBINATION MECHANISMS; REGRESSION METHOD; REGULATORY PROTEIN; REPORTER GENE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; WATER SAMPLES;

CHROMOSOMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; INTEGRATION; MERCURY (METAL);

BIOSENSORS;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; ION; MERCURY;

CHROMOSOME; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GENE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NUMERICAL MODEL; PLASMID; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC VECTORS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IONS; MERCURY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 84860869849     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)60820-6     Document Type: Article

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