A novel biosensor selective for organoarsenicals

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 7145-7147

  Chen, Jian ^a,b   Zhu, Yong Guan ^b,c   Rosen, Barry P ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH PROMOTOR; HERBICIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE;

EVALUATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ARSENICALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HERBICIDES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84868305166     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01721-12     Document Type: Note

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