Bacterial detoxification of Hg(II) and organomercurials

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue , 1999, Pages 17-30

  Miller, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; MERCURY; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OPERON; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MERCURY; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OPERON; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0033290585     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bse0340017     Document Type: Article

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