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ADAPTATION OF AQUATIC MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES TO POLLUTANT STRESS
Citation:
Barkay, T. AND H. Pritchard. ADAPTATION OF AQUATIC MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES TO POLLUTANT STRESS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-88/169 (NTIS PB89120901).
Description:
Adaptation to biodegradation of p-nitrophenol and to volatilization of Hg2+ are examples of the role the process plays in removal of environmental pollutants and in maintaining active microbial communities in impacted ecosystems. A molecular mechanism of adaptation to Hg2+ is suggested by the enrichment of mercury resistance (mer) genes in some communities upon exposure to mercury.
Record Details:
Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:05/24/2002
Record Last Revised:04/16/2004
Record ID:
36256