The ars genotype characterization of arsenic-resistant bacteria from arsenic-contaminated gold-silver mines in the Republic of Korea

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 155-165

  Chang, Jin Soo ^a   Kim, Yang Hoon ^b   Kim, Kyoung Woong ^a  

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

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ars genotype; Arsenic resistance system (ars); Arsenic contaminated abandoned mine; Arsenic resistant bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ARSENIC; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GOLD; MINES; MINING; RAPID SOLIDIFICATION; SILVER; SILVER GOLD MINES; SILVER MINES; STRAIN; TOXICITY;

ARS GENOTYPE; ARSENIC RESISTANCE SYSTEM (ARS); ARSENIC TOXICITY; ARSENIC-CONTAMINATED ABANDONED MINE; ARSENIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; GROWTH MEDIUM; MOLECULAR DETECTION; PH RANGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA STRAINS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; REDOX POTENTIAL; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RESISTANT BACTERIA;

NONMETALS;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; GOLD; SILVER;

ABANDONED MINE; ARSENATE; ARSENIC; ARSENITE; BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; ELEMENT MOBILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOTYPE; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; GOLD MINE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; PH; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REDOX POTENTIAL; REDUCTION; SILVER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAILINGS;

ACIDITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; GENE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; KOREA; MINING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TOXICITY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ARSENIC; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENOTYPE; GOLD; KOREA; MINING; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SILVER; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 47149106804     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1524-0     Document Type: Article

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