Biodegradation of the metallic carcinogen hexavalent chromium Cr(VI) by an indigenously isolated bacterial strain

Journal of Carcinogenesis

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Das, Alok ^a   Mishra, Susmita ^b  

^a SIKSHA O ANUSANDHAN DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

16S rRNA sequencing; Biodegradation; Brevebacterium casei; carcinogen; hexavalent chromium; mutagenic

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BREVEBACTERIUM CASEI; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RNA SEQUENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 77956590826     PISSN: 09746773     EISSN: 14773163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1477-3163.63584     Document Type: Article

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