Biovolatilization of metal(loid)s by intestinal microorganisms in the simulator of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 5249-5256

  Diaz Bone, Roland A ^a   Van De Wiele, Tom R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; GASPHASE; GASTROINTESTINAL MODEL; HUMAN GUTS; IN-VITRO; INORGANIC SPECIES; INTESTINAL TRACT; MICROBIAL ECO SYSTEM; MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION; MICROBIOTA; PRODUCTION RATES; VOLATILE SPECIES;

ALKYLATION; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GERMANIUM; HYDROGENATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MERCURY (METAL); METABOLISM; METABOLITES; METALS; METHYLATION; MICROORGANISMS; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TIN;

TOXICITY;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; ARSINE; BISMUTH; GERMANIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; SELENIUM; SULFUR; TELLURIUM; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE; TIN; VOLATILE AGENT;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMINID; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; METABOLITE; METHYLATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; TOXICOLOGY; TRACE METAL; VOLATILIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BIOVOLATILIZATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; INTESTINE FLORA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; PHASE TRANSITION; PRODUCTIVITY; SIMULATOR; SIMULATOR OF THE HUMAN INTESTINAL MICROBIAL ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES; SPIKE WAVE; SUSPENSION; VOLATILIZATION;

BACTERIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; METALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 67650466153     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900544c     Document Type: Article

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