Microbial system for formaldehyde sensing and remediation

Details Microbial system for formaldehyde sensing and remediation Microbial system for formaldehyde sensing and remediation

1996-02-28

1998-05-05

Elliott, George C.

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Micro-organism, per se ; compositions thereof; proces of...

Bacteria or actinomycetales; media therefor

536 231, 536 237, 536 241, C07H 2104, C12N 121

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ABSTRACT:
Environmental formaldehyde can be detected and remediated in a biological system that incorporates a bacterial cell containing suitable genetic sequences encoding a formaldehyde-inducible regulatory system. The system includes a transcriptional promoter that can be specifically induced in the presence of formaldehyde to transcribe an operably linked gene.

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