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Stable-light producingEscherichia coli

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Stable light production inEscherichia coli is achieved by cloning the genes encoding bacterial luciferase fromVibrio harveyi. To gain advantage of sensitive detection of light we transferred the genes under the control of a regulatable promoter system and searched for growth and buffer conditions where bacteria emitted stable light. Based on our findings an automated biosensor system can be developed to monitor the effects of biologically active compounds against stable-light producing bacteria.

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  1. Dept. of Biochemistry, Univ of Turku, SF-20500, Turku, Finland

    Matti Korpela & Matti Karp

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Korpela, M., Karp, M. Stable-light producingEscherichia coli . Biotechnol Lett 10, 383–388 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01087433

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