Growth response of landfill bacteria to different concentrations of heavy metals

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-5

  Ladapo, Jonathan A ^a   Nwosu, Veronica ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inhibition; Isolate; Metals; Refuse; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

BACTERIUM; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEAVY METAL; LANDFILL; TOLERANCE;

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; ENTEROBACTER; LANDFILL; NONHUMAN; SOIL POLLUTION;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER;

EID: 0033012145     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Ahring, B.K. and P. Westermann : Sensitivity of thermophillic bacteria to heavy metals. Curr. Microbiol., 12, 273-276 (1985).
2. Blackwell, L., S. Blocker, S. Murphy, V. Nwosu and J. Ladapo : Growth response of landfill bacteria to different concentrations of heavy metals, Abstr. Q-280, p. 502. In : Abstracts of the 97th Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C. (1997).
3. Doelman, P. : Resistance of soil microbial communities to heavy metals. FEMS Symp., 33, 369-384 (1986).
4. Franklin Associates, Ltd., Prairee Village, KS : Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States. 1994. Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In : Statistical Abstract of the United States, P. 237 (1996). Published by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
5. Hartz, K.E., R.E. Klink and R.K. Ham : Temperature effects : methane generation from landfill samples. J. Env. Eng., ASCE, 108, 629-638 (1982).
6. Hobson, P.N. and B.G. Shaw : Inhibition of methane production by Methanobacterium formicicum. Water Res., 10, 849-852 (1976).
7. Hunsicker, M.D., T.R. Crockett and B.M.A. Labode : An overview of the municipal waste incineration industry in Asia and the former Soviet Union. J. Hazard. Mater., 47, 31-42 (1996).
8. Kiser, J.V.L. : National waste strategies compared. Waste Age, 11, 78-84 (1989).
9. Ladapo, J.A. and M.A. Barlaz : Anaerobic isolation and characterization of methanogens from lab-scale reactor and municipal landfill refuse. J. Appl. Bacteriol., 82, 751-758 (1997).
10. Peterson, C. : Solid waste, the Soviet way. Waste Age, 8, 181-184 (1989).
11. Pettibone, G.W., J.P. Meac, and B.M. Sampsell : Incidence of metal resistance and plasmid carriage in Aeromonas isolated from brown bullhead (Latalurus nebulosus). Lett. Appl. Microbiol., 23 (4), 234-240 (1996).
12. Ross, I.S. : Some effects of heavy metals on fungal cells. Trans. Br. Mycol. Socl., 84, 175-193 (1975).
13. Shekdar, A.V., K.N. Krishnaswamy, V.G. Tikekar and A.D. Bhide : Long-term planning for solid waste management in India. Waste Management & Research, 9, 511-523 (1991).
14. Sobecky, P.A., T.J. Mincer, M.C. Change and D.R. Helsinki : Plasmids isolated from marine sediment microbial communities contain replication and incompatibility regions unrelated to those of known plasmid groups. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 63, 888-895 (1997).
15. Tanaka, M. : Reduction of and resource recovery from municipal solid waste in Japan. Waste Management & Research, 10, 597-609 (1992).
16. Valee, B.L. and D.D. Ulmer : Biochemical effects of mercury, cadmium and lead. Annu. Rev. Biochem., 41, 91-128 (1972).
17. Weinberg, E.D. : Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites : Role of trace metals. Adv. Microb. Physiol., 4, 1-44 (1970).