Aeromonas veronii, a tributyltin (TBT)-degrading bacterium isolated from an estuarine environment, Ria de Aveiro in Portugal

Organotin compounds are used in a variety of industrial processes therefore their subsequent discharge into the environment is widespread. Bacteria play an important role in biogeochemical transformations acting as natural decontamination agents. Therefore, screening for tributyltin (TBT)-resistant...

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Main Author: Cruz, A. (author)
Other Authors: Caetano, T. (author), Suzuki, S. (author), Mendo, S. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Bacteria
Aeromonas veronii
Organotins
Tributyltin resistance
Bioremediation
Memory response
Carbon source
Degradation
Ria de Aveiro
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/13236
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/13236

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/13236

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