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- Title
Where microbiology meets microengineering: design and applications of reporter bacteria.
- Authors
van der Meer, Jan Roelof; Belkin, Shimshon
- Abstract
Bacteria have long been the targets for genetic manipulation, but more recently they have been synthetically designed to carry out specific tasks. Among the simplest of these tasks is chemical compound and toxicity detection coupled to the production of a quantifiable reporter signal. In this Review, we describe the current design of bacterial bioreporters and their use in a range of assays to measure the presence of harmful chemicals in water, air, soil, food or biological specimens. New trends for integrating synthetic biology and microengineering into the design of bacterial bioreporter platforms are also highlighted.
- Publication
Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2010, Vol 8, Issue 7, p511
- ISSN
1740-1534
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrmicro2392