Genetics of metal resistance in acidophilic prokaryotes of acidic mine environments

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-25

  Banerjee, P C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acidic mine environment; Acidophilic prokaryotes; Metal resistance

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BACTERIA; DNA; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LEACHING;

HETEROTROPHS; METAL RESISTANCE;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

DNA; METAL; ZINC;

ACETOBACTERACEAE; ACIDIPHILIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PROKARYOTIC CELL; REVIEW;

ACETOBACTERACEAE; ACIDIPHILIUM; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; METALS; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL; ZINC;

ACETOBACTERACEAE; ACIDIPHILIUM; ACIDIPHILIUM MULTIVORUM; ACIDIPHILIUM SYMBIOTICUM; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDOCELLA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; VECTORS;

EID: 0346689061     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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