Alcaligenes eutrophus as a model system for bacterial interactions with heavy metals in the environment

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 536-551

  Taghavi, S ^a   Mergeay, M ^a   Nies, D ^b   Van Der Lelie, D ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterium; Bi oaccumulation; Bioavailability; Biodecontamination; Biosorption; Environment; Heavy metal; Interaction; Workshop follow up

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COBALT; ZINC;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA TRANSFER; EFFLUENT; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC STABILITY; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; TRANSPOSON; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

ALCALIGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0030827836     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)88361-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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