Genetic correlation between chromium resistance and reduction in Bacillus brevis isolated from tannery effluent

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1425-1432

  Verma, T ^a   Garg, S K ^a   Ramteke, P W ^b  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA AVADH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus brevis; Chromate reduction; Cr(VI) resistance; Genetic basis; Plasmid; Tannery effluent

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMATES; CURING; DNA;

% REDUCTIONS; BACILLUS BREVIS; BACTERIA-RESISTANT; CHROMATE REDUCTIONS; CR(VI) RESISTANCE; GENETIC BASIS; GENETIC CORRELATION; INDIGENOUS BACTERIA; PLASMID; TANNERY EFFLUENT;

METAL IONS;

AMPICILLIN; BACITRACIN; CARBENICILLIN; CEFALORIDINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHROMIUM; COTRIMOXAZOLE; KANAMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; PLASMID DNA; POLYMYXIN B; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMIUM; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLASMID; REDUCTION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS; EFFLUENT; GENETIC CORRELATION; LEATHER INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION;

BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS;

EID: 70349973581     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04326.x     Document Type: Article

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