Removal of inorganic and organic mercurials by immobilized bacteria having mer-ppk fusion plasmids

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 62, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 274-278

  Kiyono, M ^a   Omura, H ^a   Omura, T ^a   Murata, S ^a   Pan Hou, H ^a  

^a SETSUNAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MERCURY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (PHOSPHATE GROUP ACCEPTOR); PLASMIDS; PSEUDOMONAS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0042663038     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1282-y     Document Type: Article

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