Isolation and characterization of a heavy metal- and antibiotic-tolerant novel bacterial strain from a contaminated culture plate of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a green micro-alga. [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a green micro-alga, is normally cultured in laboratories in Tris-Acetate Phosphate (TAP), a medium which contains acetate as the sole carbon source. Acetate in TAP can lead to occasional bacterial and fungal contamination. We isolated a yellow-pigmented bacteri...

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Main Authors: Mautusi Mitra, Kevin Manoap-Anh-Khoa Nguyen, Taylor Wayland Box, Taylor Lynne Berry, Megumi Fujita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2021-09-01
Series:F1000Research
Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/10-533/v2