Isolation and characterization of mercuric reductase by newly isolated halophilic bacterium, Bacillus firmus MN8

The current study was aimed at isolating and identifying the halophilic and halotolerant bacteria which can produce mercuric reductase in Gavkhuni wetland in Iran. Moreover, tracking and sequencing merA gene and kinetic properties of mercuric reductase in the selected strain were performed in this s...

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Main Authors: M. Noroozi, M.A. Amoozegar, A.A. Pourbabaei, N.S. Naghavi, Z. Nourmohammadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GJESM Publisher 2017-12-01
Series:Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
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Online Access:http://www.gjesm.net/article_26733_e6562214d0ea5eb3b5c58a6c94575151.pdf