A molecular study on bacterial resistance to arsenic-toxicity in surface and underground waters of Latium (Italy)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Davolos, Domenico ^a   Pietrangeli, Biancamaria ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Actinobacteria; ArsB; Bacteroidetes; Firmicutes; Proteobacteria

Indexed keywords

ARSB PROTEIN; ARSENIC; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; GROUND WATER; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MINERAL WATER; RIBOSOME RNA; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARSENIC; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAKE WATER; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; RIVER WATER; RNA; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARSB GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDETES; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; DNA SEQUENCE; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; ITALY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; RNA SEQUENCE; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

16S RRNA; ACTINOBACTERIA; ARSB; BACTEROIDETES; FIRMICUTES; PROTEOBACTERIA;

ARSENIC; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; DRINKING WATER; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FRESH WATER; GROUNDWATER; ION PUMPS; ITALY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; FERRARA; ITALY; LAZIO; SACCO DI GORO; VICO LAKE; VITERBO;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; FIRMICUTES; PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 84881547557     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.05.039     Document Type: Article

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