Characterization and transcription of arsenic respiration and resistance genes during in situ uranium bioremediation

ISME Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 370-383

  Giloteaux, Ludovic ^a   Holmes, Dawn E ^b   Williams, Kenneth H ^c   Wrighton, Kelly C ^d   Wilkins, Michael J ^e   Montgomery, Alison P ^c   Smith, Jessica A ^a   Orellana, Roberto ^a   Thompson, Courtney A ^a   Roper, Thomas J ^a   Long, Philip E ^c   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

arsenic resistance; arsenic respiration; gene transcription; Geobacter; uranium bioremediation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ARSENATE REDUCTASE; ARSENIC; GROUND WATER; TRANSCRIPTOME; URANIUM;

ACETATE; ARSENIC; BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GEOBACTER; METABOLISM; UNITED STATES;

ACETATES; ARSENATE REDUCTASES; ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COLORADO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GEOBACTER; GROUNDWATER; TRANSCRIPTOME; URANIUM;

COLORADO; RIFLE; UNITED STATES;

GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER LOVLEYI; GEOBACTER SP.; RHODOFERAX FERRIREDUCENS;

EID: 84872925727     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2012.109     Document Type: Article

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