Chromosomally encoded arsenical resistance of the moderately thermophilic acidophile Acidithiobacillus caldus

Extremophiles

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 247-255

  Dopson, Mark ^a   Lindström, E Börje ^a   Hallberg, Kevin B ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus caldus; Acidophile; Antimony; Arsenate; Arsenic; Arsenite; Moderate thermophile; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; THIOBACILLUS;

ARSENIC; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0035432530     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007920100196     Document Type: Article

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