Isolation and ars detoxification of arsenite-oxidizing bacteria from abandoned arsenic-contaminated mines

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 812-821

  Chang, Jin Soo ^a   Yoon, In Ho ^a   Kim, Kyoung Woong ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abandoned mine; ars Detoxification; Arsenite Oxidizing bacteria

Indexed keywords

ARSENATE SODIUM; ARSENIC; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; ARSENITE SODIUM; DNA; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENE ISOLATION; MINING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARSENATES; ARSENITES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, RRNA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 34250222765     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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