Bio-recovery of non-essential heavy metals by intra- and extracellular mechanisms in free-living microorganisms

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 859-873

  García García, Jorge D ^a   Sánchez Thomas, Rosina ^a   Moreno Sánchez, Rafael ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Cadmium; Cyanide biosynthesis; Cyanogenic bacteria; Euglena gracilis; Free living microorganisms; Gold; Heavy metal bioaccumulation; Phytochelatin metabolism; Recovery of heavy metals

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLEACHING; BIOSYNTHESIS; CADMIUM; CYANIDES; GOLD; HEAVY METALS; METABOLISM; METAL COMPLEXES; METAL IONS; PHYSIOLOGY;

CYANOGENIC BACTERIA; EUGLENA GRACILIS; FREE LIVINGS; METAL BIOACCUMULATION; PHYTOCHELATINS;

METAL RECOVERY;

CELL ORGANELLE; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; COMPARTMENTALIZATION; ENZYME; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEAVY METAL; LEACHING; METABOLISM; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICROORGANISM; ORGANIC ACID; SECRETION; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUGLENA GRACILIS; PROTISTA;

HEAVY METAL;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENETICS; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; METALS, HEAVY;

EID: 84973659520     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.05.003     Document Type: Review

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