Heavy metal resistance of some thermophiles: potential use of α-amylase from Anoxybacillus amylolyticus as a microbial enzymatic bioassay

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-106

  Poli, Annarita ^a   Salerno, Anna ^b   Laezza, Giusi ^a   di Donato, Paola ^b   Dumontet, Stefano ^b   Nicolaus, Barbara ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amylase; Anoxybacillus sp.; Bacillus sp.; Bioassay; Heavy metals; Thermophilic extremophiles; Thermus sp.

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; CUPRIC ION; FERRIC ION; HEAVY METAL; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; ZINC ION;

ANOXYBACILLUS AMYLOLYTICUS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THERMANTARCTICUS; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GEOBACILLUS THERMOLEOVORANS; GEOBACILLUS TOEBII; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THERMOPHILE; THERMUS OSHIMAI;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; BACILLACEAE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; THERMUS;

ANOXYBACILLUS; ANOXYBACILLUS AMYLOLYTICUS; BACILLUS SP.; BACILLUS THERMANTARCTICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS THERMOLEOVORANS; GEOBACILLUS TOEBII; THERMUS OSHIMAI; THERMUS SP.;

EID: 60949112620     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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