Chromate reduction is expedited by bacteria engineered to produce the compatible solute trehalose

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1291-1296

  Frederick, Tamlyn M ^a   Taylor, Erin A ^b   Willis, Jennifer L ^b   Shultz, Matthew S ^b   Woodruff, Peter J ^a,b,c  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Bioremediation; Chromate; Chromium; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

BIO-AUGMENTATION; CHEMICAL STRESS; CHROMATE REDUCTIONS; CHROMIUM REDUCTION; COMPATIBLE SOLUTES; NEW APPROACHES; TREHALOSE; WILD-TYPE CELLS;

BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMATES;

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIC ACID; TREHALOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS;

BACTERIA; CHROMATES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREHALOSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84879843013     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-013-1200-z     Document Type: Article

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