Analysis and characterization of cultivable extremophilic hydrolytic bacterial community in heavy-metal-contaminated soils from the Atacama Desert and their biotechnological potentials

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 550-559

  Moreno, M L ^a   Piubeli, F ^b   Bonfa M R L ^b   Garcia M T ^a   Durrant, L R ^b   Mellado, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atacama Desert; Halophiles; Halotolerants; Heavy metal contaminated soils; Hydrolytic extremophilic bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; HYDROLASES; LANDFORMS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

ANALYSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION; ATACAMA DESERT; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIALS; GENUS BACILLUS; HALOPHILE; HALOTOLERANT; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATED SOILS; HYDROLYTIC EXTREMOPHILIC BACTERIA; XYLANASES;

BACTERIA;

AMYLASE; ARSENIC; BORON; CALCIUM; COPPER; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; PROTEINASE; PULLULANASE; SODIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE; ZINC;

BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DESERT SOIL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTREME EVENT; EXTREMOPHILE; HEAVY METAL; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS INAQUOSORUM; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS MOJAVENSIS; BACILLUS OCEANISEDIMINIS; BACILLUS SEOHAEANENSIS; BACILLUS STRATOSPHERICUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESERT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HALOBACILLUS; HALOBACILLUS HUNANENSIS; HALOBACILLUS PROFUNDI; HALOMONAS; HALOMONAS ORGANIVORANS; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; HYDROLYSIS; METAL TOLERANCE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS HALOPHILA; SALINICOCCUS ROSEUS; SOIL POLLUTION; THALASSOBACILLUS DEVORANS;

ATACAMA DESERT; CHILE;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FIRMICUTES; HALOBACILLUS; HALOMONADACEAE; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE; THALASSOBACILLUS;

EID: 84865303557     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05366.x     Document Type: Article

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