Effect of salinity on the tolerance to toxic metals and oxyanions in native moderately halophilic spore-forming bacilli

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 1237-1243

  Amoozegar, M A ^a   Hamedi, J ^a   Dadashipour, M ^b   Shariatpanahi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chromate; Halophilic bacteria; Oxyanions; Selenite; Tellurite; Tolerance; Toxic metal

Indexed keywords

CHROMATES; MICROBIOLOGY; NICKEL; SOILS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

SELENITES; TOLERANCE; TOXIC METALS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 27944440885     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-005-1804-0     Document Type: Article

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