Characterization of copper-resistant bacteria and bacterial communities from copper-polluted agricultural soils of central Chile

Characterization of copper-resistant bacteria and bacterial communities from copper-polluted agricultural soils of central Chile

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Copper mining has led to Cu pollution in agricultural soils. In this report, the effects of Cu pollution on bacterial communities of agricultural soils from Valparaiso region, central Chile, were studied. Denaturing gradient gel elec...

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Main Authors: Altimira Fabiola, Yáñez Carolina, Bravo Guillermo, González Myriam, Rojas Luis A, Seeger Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Copper-resistant bacteria
<it>copA</it> gene
<it>Sphingomonas</it>
<it>Stenotrophomonas</it>
<it>Arthrobacter</it>
Bacterial communities
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/193

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