A whole cell bioreporter assay with Burkholderia sartisoli RP037-mChe was developed to detect fractions of an organic contaminant (i.e., fluorene) available for bacterial degradation after active transport by mycelia bridging air-filled pores in a water unsaturated model system.
Schamfuß, S., Neu, T. R., Harms, H., Wick, L. Y. A Whole Cell Bioreporter Approach to Assess Transport and Bioavailability of Organic Contaminants in Water Unsaturated Systems. J. Vis. Exp. (94), e52334, doi:10.3791/52334 (2014).