Assessing the resistance and bioremediation ability of selected bacterial and protozoan species to heavy metals in metal-rich industrial wastewater

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kamika, Ilunga ^a   Momba, Maggy N B ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioremediation; Heavy metal; Industrial wastewater; Metal toxicity; Metal resistance; Pollution; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHRB PROTEIN; CHROMIUM; CNRA3 PROTEIN; COBALT; COPC PROTEIN; COPPER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; NCCA PROTEIN; NICKEL; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLAGELLATE; GROWTH RATE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLE PLASMA OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETER; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PERANEMA; PH; PROTOZOON; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SPECTROMETER; SUPERNATANT; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

BACILLUS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRYOPTERIDACEAE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; WASTE WATER;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 84873250918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-28     Document Type: Article

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