Enhanced mercury biosorption by bacterial cells with surface-displayed MerR

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3176-3180

  Bae, Weon ^a   Wu, Cindy H ^a,b   Kostal, Jan ^a   Mulchandani, Ashok ^a   Chen, Wilfred ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; IONIC STRENGTH; MERCURY (METAL); PROTEINS;

BIOSORPTION;

BACTERIA;

MERCURY; MERR PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOREMEDIATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MICROBIOLOGY; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOSORPTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IONIC STRENGTH; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038655627     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.6.3176-3180.2003     Document Type: Article

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