A Whole-Cell Biosensor for the Detection of Gold

Carla M. Zammit; Davide Quaranta; Shane Gibson; Anita J. Zaitouna; Christine Ta; Joël Brugger; Rebecca Y. Lai; Gregor Grass; Frank Reith

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069292

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A Whole-Cell Biosensor for the Detection of Gold

Carla M. Zammit ,

* E-mail: carla.zammit@adelaide.edu.au (CMZ); Frank.Reith@csiro.au (FR)

Affiliations The University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Centre of Tectonics, Resources and Exploration (TRaX), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Land and Water, Environmental Biogeochemistry, PMB2, Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia
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Davide Quaranta,

Affiliation The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Biological Sciences, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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Shane Gibson,

Affiliation The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Biological Sciences, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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Anita J. Zaitouna,

Affiliation The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Chemistry, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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Christine Ta,

Affiliation Flinders University, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Joël Brugger,

Affiliations The University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Centre of Tectonics, Resources and Exploration (TRaX), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Mineralogy, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Rebecca Y. Lai,

Affiliation The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Chemistry, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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Gregor Grass,

Affiliations The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Biological Sciences, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America, Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
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Frank Reith

* E-mail: carla.zammit@adelaide.edu.au (CMZ); Frank.Reith@csiro.au (FR)

Affiliations The University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Centre of Tectonics, Resources and Exploration (TRaX), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Land and Water, Environmental Biogeochemistry, PMB2, Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia
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A Whole-Cell Biosensor for the Detection of Gold

Carla M. Zammit,
Davide Quaranta,
Shane Gibson,
Anita J. Zaitouna,
Christine Ta,
Joël Brugger,
Rebecca Y. Lai,
Gregor Grass,
Frank Reith

Published: August 9, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069292

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