Exploiting the genetic and biochemical capacities of bacteria for the remediation of heavy metal pollution

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 327-338

  Valls, Marc ^a   De Lorenzo, Víctor ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biocatalyst; Bioremediation; Metal accumulation; Metallothionein; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY; SORBENT;

BIOCATALYST; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; CATALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEALTH HAZARD; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER; WILDLIFE;

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ENZYMES; METALS, HEAVY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; PRECIPITATION; TOBACCO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036843729     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(02)00114-6     Document Type: Review

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