Characterization of marine bacteria highly resistant to mercury exhibiting multiple resistances to toxic chemicals

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 511-520

  De, J ^a   Ramaiah, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteria highly resistant to mercury; Characterization; Heavy metals; Marine; Plasmid; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DNA; GENES; HEAVY METALS; MARINE BIOLOGY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BACTERIA HIGHLY RESISTANT TO MERCURY; PLASMID; XENOBIOTICS;

BACTERIA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DNA; GROWTH CURVE; HEAVY METAL; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLASMID; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; XENOBIOTICS;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACTERIUM; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS ALCALIGENES;

EID: 33947676829     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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