Recent advances in microbial metal bioaccumulation

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1162-1222

  Mishra, Abhishek ^a   Malik, Anushree ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

bacteria; bioaccumulation; biomass; fungi; metals; MIC

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; METAL BIOACCUMULATION; MIC; NUTRITIONAL CONDITIONS; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL; STRUCTURAL ADAPTATION;

BACTERIA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; FUNGI; METAL TESTING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SEWAGE; STRUCTURAL METALS;

METALS;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; EFFLUENT; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; SEQUESTRATION (CHEMISTRY); TOXICITY TEST;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; AGROMYCES TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CIRCINELLA; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; ENTEROBACTER; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM FRIGIDIMARIS; FUSARIUM; GENOMICS; GEOTRICHUM; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HORMESIS; JANTHINOBACTERIUM LIVIDUM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; MUCOR HIEMALIS; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PENICILLIUM; PH; PHANEROCHAETE; PROTEOMICS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REVIEW; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS ARRIHIZUS; RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS; SALT STRESS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPHAEROTILUS NATANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS XYLOSUS; STREPTOMYCES; TEMPERATURE; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; WANGIA PROFUNDA;

FUNGI;

EID: 84876255807     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.627044     Document Type: Review

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