Expression of mercuric ion reductase in Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) confers mercuric ion reduction and resistance

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-319

  Che, Dongsheng ^a   Meagher, Richard B ^b   Heaton, Andrew C P ^b   Lima, Amparo ^a   Rugh, Clayton L ^c   Merkle, Scott A ^a  

^a Daniel B Warnell School of Forest Resources   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

merA18; merA9; mercury; phytoremediation; transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544309775     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-7652.2003.00031.x     Document Type: Article

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