The role of host organism, transcriptional switches and reporter mechanisms in the performance of Hg-induced biosensors

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1192-1200

  Harkins, Marianne ^a,b   Porter, A J R ^a   Paton, G I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Marine Sciences School of Biological Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Biosensor; luc; lux; mer; Mercury

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; MERCURY (METAL);

BIOAVAILABILITY; HOST ORGANISM; LUC; LUX; MER; MERCURY; PERFORMANCE; REPORTER GENE; VIBRIO ANGUILLARUM; ZNTA;

BIOSENSORS;

MERCURY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOSENSOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; LUCFF GENE; LUXCDABE GENE; MERB GENE; MERR GENE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REPORTER GENE; ZNTA GENE; ZNTR GENE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO ANGUILLARUM;

EID: 9644252834     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02421.x     Document Type: Article

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