Studies on Mercury-detoxicating Enzymes from a Broad-Spectrum Mercury-Resistant Strain of Flavobacterium rigense

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 337-343

  Gachhui, R ^a   Chaudhuri, J ^a   Ray, S ^a   Pahan, K ^a   Mandal, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM RIGENSE;

ALKYLMERCURY LYASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENZYME INHIBITOR; LYASE; MERCURY; MERCURY (II) REDUCTASE; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FLAVOBACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; LYASES; MERCURY; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0345911472     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02816946     Document Type: Article

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