title: Whole-cell aquatic biosensors.
abstract: The use of various whole-cell organisms as tools for monitoring water contaminants is reviewed and evaluated. Their suitability and value for assessing a range of environmental problems from the impact of pollution, homeland defense issues, conservation, and the long-term degradation and recovery of ecosystems is discussed. Guidelines are provided for the choice of appropriate bioreporter organisms, transducers, and immobilization methods. Examples of the use of a broad spectrum of whole-cell bioreporters in assessing a variety of environmental problems are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Evgeni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eltzov
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002477:Cells; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis*