Manganese-II oxidation and Copper-II resistance in endospore forming Firmicutes isolated from uncontaminated environmental sites

The accumulation of metals in natural environments is a growing concern of modern societies since they constitute persistent, non-degradable contaminants. Microorganisms are involved in redox processes and participate to the biogeochemical cycling of metals. Some endospore-forming Firmicutes (EFF) a...

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Main Authors: Cristina Dorador, Ganesan Sathiyanarayanan, Sevasti Filippidou, Thomas Junier, Patricio Muñoz Rufatt, Nicole Jeanneret, Tina Wunderlin, Nathalie Sieber, Pilar Junier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2016-04-01
Series:AIMS Environmental Science
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/environmental/article/731/fulltext.html