Bioremediation and tolerance of humans to heavy metals through microbial processes: A potential role for probiotics?

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 6397-6404

  Monachese, Marc ^a,b   Burton, Jeremy P ^a   Reid, Gregor ^a,b  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; FERMENTED FOODS; HUMAN MOUTH; MICROBIAL PROCESS; PROBIOTICS;

ARSENIC; BACILLI; BIOREMEDIATION; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; MERCURY (METAL);

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

HEAVY METAL; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; DETOXIFICATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEAVY METAL; PROBIOTICS;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; METALS, HEAVY; PROBIOTICS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 84866146343     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01665-12     Document Type: Short Survey

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