FUSED GENES AND THEIR USE FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF METALS OR OF XENOBIOTIC COMPOUNDS

摘要

The invention relates to a fused gene containing: the promoter sequence of (a)gene(s) encoding the resistance to one orseveral metal(s) or encoding the catabolism of one or several xenobioticcompound(s), said promoter being inducible in the pres-ence of said metal(s) or xenobiotic compound(s), or both, and downstream thepromoter, a gene producing a detectable signalsuch as light emitting gene, said gene being under the control of saidpromoter, said gene producing a detectable signal being lo-cated at a position such that the induction of the promoter causes thetranscription of the gene producing a detectable signal andsuch that there is no terminator between the promoter and the gene producing adetectable signal.