Microbial reporters of metal bioavailability

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 320-330

  Magrisso, Sagi ^a   Erel, Yigal ^a   Belkin, Shimshon ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BISMUTH; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; SILVER; ZINC;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EVALUATION; GENE NUMBER; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SENSOR; SOIL; STANDARDIZATION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METALS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 53149124088     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2008.00022.x     Document Type: Review

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