Is arsenic biotransformation a detoxification mechanism for microorganisms?

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 146, Issue , 2014, Pages 212-219

  Rahman, M Azizur ^a   Hassler, Christel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Biomethylation; Biotransformation; Detoxification; Microorganisms.

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENIC DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYLARSENITE; GLUTATHIONE; MONOMETHYLARSENITE; PHYTOCHELATIN; TRIMETHYLARSINE OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETOXIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MICROORGANISM; PHYTOPLANKTON; TOXICITY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DETOXIFICATION; METHYLATION; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

CYANOBACTERIA;

ARSENIC; BIOMETHYLATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DETOXIFICATION; MICROORGANISMS.;

ARSENATES; ARSENIC; ARSENICALS; BACTERIA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84890013248     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.11.009     Document Type: Article

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