Heavy Metal Tolerance in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an aerobic, non-fermentative Gram-negative bacterium widespread in the environment. S. maltophilia Sm777 exhibits innate resistance to multiple antimicrobial agents. Furthermore, this bacterium tolerates high levels (0.1 to 50 mM) of various toxic metals, such as Cd,...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2008
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2212715/ |