Membrane fatty acids adaptive profile in the simultaneous presence of arsenic and toluene in Bacillus sp. ORAs2 and Pseudomonas sp. ORAs5 strains

Extremophiles

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 343-349

  Pepi, Milva ^a   Heipieper, Hermann J ^b   Fischer, Janett ^b   Ruta, Marcella ^a   Volterrani, Margherita ^a   Focardi, Silvano E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Cis trans isomerization; Fatty acids; Homeoviscous adaptation; Membrane fluidity; Orbetello Lagoon; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; FATTY ACID; MEMBRANE LIPID; TOLUENE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIOREMEDIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ITALY; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; METABOLISM; PSEUDOMONAS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARSENIC; BACILLUS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS; ITALY; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; PSEUDOMONAS; TOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 43049183621     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-008-0147-9     Document Type: Article

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