A transposon-located arsenic resistance mechanism from a strain of Acidithiobacillus caldus isolated from commercial, arsenopyrite biooxidation tanks
Date
2003
Authors
De Groot P.
Deane S.M.
Rawlings D.E.
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Abstract
A transposon-located arsenic resistance mechanism from a strain of Acidithiobacillus caldus isolated from commercial arsenopyrite biooxidation tank was discussed. It was found that when transformed into E. coli arsenic-sensitive mutant, the transposon-located system conferred increased resistance to arsenite, but not to arsenate. The analysis indicated that the NADH oxidase-like gene did not function as an arsenate reductase in E. coli.
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Arsenic, Bacteria, Chemical resistance, DNA, Genes, Oxidation, Biooxidation, Hydrometallurgy
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Hydrometallurgy
71
02-Jan
71
02-Jan