Construction and evaluation of a genetic construct for specific detection and measurement of propionate by whole-cell bacteria

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 280-287

  Li, Yueh Fen ^a   Yu, Zhongtang ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

luxCDABE; Propionate; prp; Whole cell bacterial biosensor

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; BIOSENSORS; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; LUMINESCENCE;

ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; BACTERIAL BIOSENSOR; BIOENERGY PRODUCTIONS; LUMINESCENCE SIGNALS; LUXCDABE; PROPIONATE; REAL-TIME DETECTION; TRANSCRIPTIONAL FUSION;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BIOREACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMID; PROCEDURES; PROMOTER REGION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOREACTORS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROPIONATES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84920105217     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.25358     Document Type: Article

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