Biosensor Design for Detection of Mercury in Contaminated Soil Using Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant and Luminescent Bacteria

In this study, a biosensor is designed to remove mercury as a toxic metal contaminant from the soil. The rhamnolipid biosurfactant was used to extract the mercury sorbed to soil to the aqueous phase. An immobilized bioluminescent bacterium (Escherichia coli MC106) with pmerRBPmerlux plasmid is assis...

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Main Authors: Aziz Babapoor, Reza Hajimohammadi, Seyyed Mohammad Jokar, Meysam Paar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9120959