Table 1.

Whole-cell bioreporters referenced in the text. Reporters are grouped by the bioluminescent or fluorescent system exploited. Reporter cell type is listed above the compound(s) detected and references refer to original publications detailing construction and sensitivity of each reporter construct.

Bacterial Luciferase (Lux)		Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)
V. fischeri	[16]	E. coli	[17]
Various toxins		Various toxins
Bacteriophage	[18]	E. coli	[19]
Pathogenic Bacteria		L-arabinose
Saccharomyces cerevisiae	[20]	Yeast	[21]
Androgenic compounds		DNA damage
E. coli	[22]	E. coli	[23]
Nalidixic Acid		Arsenic
E. coli	[24]	Bacillus sp.	[14]
Various stressors		Arsenic/Zinc
HEK293 mammalian cell line	[25]	Firefly Luciferase (Luc)
Whole animal imaging		E. coli	[26]
		Gene expression
E. coli	[27]
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons		E. coli	[28]
		Benzene
Alcaligenes eutrophus	[29]
Heavy metals		E. coli	[30]
		Various toxins
Pseudomonas putida	[31]
Microbial volatile organics		Aequorin
		E. coli	[32]
Pseudomonas fluorescens	[33]	Calcium
Naphthalene/salicylate
		B Cells	[34]
E. coli	[35]	Pathogenic Bacteria
DNA damaging agents