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Genetic diversity and characterization of arsenic-resistant endophytic bacteria isolated from Pteris vittata, an arsenic hyperaccumulator.
BMC microbiology - 8 May 2018
Gu Yunfu, Wang Yingyan, Sun Yihao, Zhao Ke, Xiang Quanju, Yu Xiumei, Zhang Xiaoping, Chen Qiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alleviating arsenic (As) contamination is a high-priority environmental issue. Hyperaccumulator plants may harbor endophytic bacteria able to detoxify As. Therefore, we investigated the distribution, diversity, As (III) resistance levels, and resistance-related functional genes of arsenite-resistant bacterial endophytes in Pteris vittata L. growing in a lead-zinc mining area with different As...
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