Whole-Cell Fluorescent Biosensors for Bioavailability and Biodegradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls

被引:38
作者
Liu, Xuemei [1 ]
Germaine, Kieran J. [1 ]
Ryan, David [1 ]
Dowling, David N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Inst Technol Carlow, Dept Sci & Hlth, Carlow, Ireland
来源
SENSORS | 2010年 / 10卷 / 02期
关键词
biosensor; Pseudomonas F113; PCB; biodegradation; RECOMBINANT ESCHERICHIA-COLI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; CATABOLIC REPORTER BACTERIUM; META-CLEAVAGE PATHWAY; PSEUDOMONAS-PUTIDA F1; BPH GENE-EXPRESSION; SP STRAIN RHA1; ENVIRONMENTAL-POLLUTANTS; CHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SENSING SYSTEM;
D O I
10.3390/s100201377
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Whole-cell microbial biosensors are one of the newest molecular tools used in environmental monitoring. Such biosensors are constructed through fusing a reporter gene such as lux, gfp or lacZ, to a responsive promoter. There have been many reports of the applications of biosensors, particularly their use in assaying pollutant toxicity and bioavailability. This paper reviews the basic concepts behind the construction of whole-cell microbial biosensors for pollutant monitoring, and describes the applications of two such biosensors for detecting the bioavailability and biodegradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs).
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页码:1377 / 1398
页数:22
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