Metal resistance in Pseudomonas strains isolated from soil treated with industrial wastewater

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-182

  Malik, A ^a   Jaiswal, R ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Metal resistance; Plasmid DNA; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AMENDED SOIL; CADMIUM; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRAIN; HEAVY METAL; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; IRON; MERCURY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NICKEL; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; PLASMID; ZINC;

PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0034127069     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008905902282     Document Type: Article

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