Reduced accumulation of chromium confers chromate tolerance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from tannery effluent

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 311-313

  Khare, Sangeeta ^a   Tripathi, A K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Chromate resistance Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Chromium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041909695     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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