Mercury-resistant bacteria from salt marsh of tagus estuary: The influence of plants presence and mercury contamination levels

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 77, Issue 14-16, 2014, Pages 959-971

  Figueiredo, Neusa L L ^a   Areias, Andreia ^a   Mendes, Ricardo ^b   Canário, João ^c   Duarte, Aida ^a   Carvalho, Cristina ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^b IPMA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; MERCURY RESISTANT BACTERIA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOSPHERE; SACOCORNIA FRUTICOSA; SALT MARSH; SEDIMENT; SPARTINA MARITIMA; VOLATILIZATION;

AMARANTHACEAE; BACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT ROOTS; POACEAE; RHIZOSPHERE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84906267948     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2014.911136     Document Type: Article

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