Escherichia coli bioreporters for the detection of 2,4-dinitrotoluene and 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 885-895

  Yagur Kroll, Sharon ^a   Lalush, Chaim ^a   Rosen, Rachel ^a   Bachar, Neta ^a   Moskovitz, Yaara ^a   Belkin, Shimshon ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Trinitrotoluene; 2,4 Dinitrotoluene; Bioluminescence; Biosensors; Land mine

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DINITROBENZENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUCIFERASES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MUTAGENESIS; PHOTORHABDUS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 84895072212     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4888-8     Document Type: Article

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