High level, intrinsic resistance of Natronococcus occultus to potassium tellurite

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-23

  Pearion, Chad T ^a   Jablonski, Peter E ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaea; Heavy metal resistance; Natronococcus occultus; Tellurite

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; POTASSIUM TELLURITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NATRONOCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R FACTOR; REDUCTION;

NATRONOCOCCUS OCCULTUS;

EID: 0032901729     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00115-9     Document Type: Article

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