Arsenic-resistant bacteria isolated from agricultural soils of Bangladesh and characterization of arsenate-reducing strains

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-156

  Bachate, S P ^a   Cavalca, L ^a   Andreoni, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Agricultural soil of Bangladesh; Ars genes; Arsenate reduction; Arsenic resistance

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIA; AGRICULTURE; BACTERIOLOGY; DETOXIFICATION; RNA; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

16S RRNA GENE; AEROBIC CONDITION; AGRICULTURAL SOIL OF BANGLADESH; AGRICULTURAL SOILS; ARS GENE; ARSENATE REDUCTIONS; ARSENIC RESISTANCE; ARSENIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA; BANGLADESH; GENE FRAGMENTS;

GENES;

ARSENIC DERIVATIVE; ARSENIC III; ARSENIC V; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ARSENIC; BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BANGLADESH; CHEMICAL GENETICS; DNA EXTRACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; OCEANIMONAS DOUDOROFFII; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 66849128123     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04188.x     Document Type: Article

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