Effect of pH on intracellular accumulation of trace concentrations of Hg(II) in Escherichia coli under anaerobic conditions, as measured using a mer-lux bioreporter

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 667-675

  Golding, George R ^a,c   Sparling, Richard ^a   Kelly, Carol A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d R and K Research Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MERCURY (METAL); PH; TOXICITY;

INTRACELLULAR ACCUMULATION; MER-LUX BIOREPORTER;

METAL IONS;

MERCURY;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CADMIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PH; PLASMID; TOXICITY;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MER LUX GENE; NONHUMAN; PH; PLASMID; REPORTER GENE; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CULTURE MEDIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, REPORTER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LUCIFERASES; MERCURY; PLASMIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 38949206403     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00717-07     Document Type: Article

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