Low concentrations of PAHs induce tolerance in nitrifying bacteria

The ability of marine microbes to develop tolerance to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was examined in a 90-day experiment. PAH levels in sediment were increased 0.3 and 1.6 times compared to the control sediment. Day 30, 60 and 90 the microbes were re-exposed to PAHs in a short-term toxicit...

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Main Authors: Fredrik eLindgren, Ida-Maja eHassellöv, Hanna eLandquist, Ingela eDahllöf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2015.00035/full