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Table 1 Strains and plasmids (in brackets) used for constructing whole-cell biosensors inserting lux, gfp and β-galactosidase reporter genes responding to different organic and inorganic compounds and elements

From: Light dazzles from the black box: whole-cell biosensors are ready to inform on fundamental soil biological processes

Whole-cell biosensor

Signal

Target analyte

Reference

Organic xenobiotics

 P. fluorescens HK44 (pUTK21)

Bioluminescence

Naphtalene

[55]

 P. putida RB1353/RB1351 (pUTK9)

Bioluminescence

BTEX

[19]

 P. putida RB1401 (pTOL)

Bioluminescence

BTEX

[20]

 P. putida TVA8 (pUTK214)

Bioluminescence

BTEX

[6]

 Stenotrophomonas sp ENV307 (pUTK60)

Bioluminescence

Alkylsulphonates

[73]

 R. eutropha JMP134 (pUTK220)

Green fluorescence

PCB

[49]

 Burkholderia sp (pUCD607)

Bioluminescence

PCB

[15]

 Pseudomonas putida F1 (pUT mini-Tn5 luxCDABE)

Bioluminescence

PCB

[138]

 N. europaea ATCC 19718(pHLUX20)

Bioluminescence

Alkylsulphonates

[11]

 P. fluorescens A506 (pTS)

Green fluorescence

BTEX

[120]

Heavy metals and metalloids

 S. aureus RN4420 (pI258)

Bioluminescence

As

[24]

 C. metallidurans CH34 (pMOL30)

Bioluminescence

Cd, Zn, Ni

[23]

 R. leguminosarum bv trifolii F6 (pUCD607)

Bioluminescence

Cu

[96]

 C. metallidurans AE1239 (pMOL30)

Bioluminescence

Cr

[25]

 P. putida KT2440 (pUT-mer-lux)

Bioluminescence

Cu

[43]

Nutrients and physiologically active molecules

 P. fluorescens 10586 (pP2)

Bioluminescence

C

[67]

 P. fluorescens DF57 N3 (pP2)

Bioluminescence

N

[67]

 P. fluorescens DF57 P9 (pP2)

Bioluminescence

P

[67]

 P. putida KT2440 (pLYS24-davT-lux)

Bioluminescence

C

[34]

 P. fluorescens WCS365 (pMP5291)

Bioluminescence

Putrescine

[68]

 R. leguminosarum 4292 (pIJ1737) (pIJ1730)

β-galactosidase

Nodulation factors

[9]

 R. leguminosarum 3841 (pOT1)

Green fluorescence

Nodulation factors

[2]

 P. fluorescens F113 SF3 (pLS312), SF5 (pLS52)

Bioluminescence

Ecological interactions

[117]

  1. BTEX benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene; PCB polychlorinated biphenyls; As arsenic; Cd cadmium; Cr chromium, Cu copper; C carbon, N nitrogen; P phosphorus